![]() ![]() In Zen Chos The True Queen we travel to Regency London, Fairyland and an enchanted island. While it can feel as if the full promise of family complications is swallowed by more pressing plot concerns, there are still plenty of enjoyable set pieces, and reading the clever deployment of weaponized manners never gets old in Cho's charming prose, The True Queen weaves a very pleasant spell indeed. Book Review: THE TRUE QUEEN by Zen Cho Posted on ApTitle: The True Queen Author: Zen Cho Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Macmillan Publication date: MaHardcover: 384 pages The enchanted island of Janda Baik, in the Malay Archipelago, has long been home to witches. A sparkling magical adventure from a Hugo Award-winning author. However, the novel's heart is less concerned with bloodthirsty fairy contracts than it is in young ladies creating magical simulacrums just to get out of paying polite visits, and what that means for the family reputation. Cho occasionally pulls back from the full impact of the magical stakes, which can rob some of the grander moments of gravitas. Prunella's confident carelessness, which the first book tended to blithely skim over, takes on a sharper edge through Muna's eyes. ![]() ![]() Makes smart use of the world that Sorcerer introduced it isn't necessary to read Sorcerer to follow the state of English magic, and The True Queen's shift in perspective offers more than just Easter eggs to the returning reader. ![]()
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