Books like Now I Rise (The Conqueror's Trilogy) by Kiersten White
When the aspiring queen Lada Dracul fails to secure the Wallachian throne, she wages a brutal campaign of revenge against anyone who opposes her. While Lada’s vendetta rages across the countryside, her younger brother Radu is abducted by the Ottoman sultan Mehmed and sent to Constantinople, where he must act as a double‑agent against the empire that now seeks to control the city. Caught between family duty, faith, and the politics of empires, Radu faces impossible choices that could endanger both his life and his sister’s quest for power. Amid collapsing nations and shifting loyalties, the Dracul siblings must decide what they are willing to sacrifice to achieve their destinies.
First publish date: 2017
Genre: Fantasy/Historical Fantasy
Authors: Kiersten White
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