Tal thinks Rielle is still too close to the crown prince now that he’s engaged. She wonders they’ll assume Calderia’s behind it and thus declare war.Īudric thinks this paired with weather and other signs signify the prophesied queen’s coming. He tells her to study instead of worry about it. She wants to know if Tal thinks it was an assassination because Audric does. Two years earlier – Rielle happily delivers a message to Tal that Princess Runa of Borsvall is dead. The baby is ripped from his hands into nothingness. He can hear Rielle and Corien battling in the next room. He’s not sure because he hasn’t practiced much. He hears a familiar female voice telling him he can do it. Rielle says it’s a girl and she’s sent her far away with someone powerful. Corien arrives but doesn’t see Simon or the baby. She tells him to go to the king and the commander at Borsvall. Rielle hands Simon the baby and a necklace with a gold horse pendant.

Simon’s father used to remind him Rielle was once just a girl. She’s tried so hard for so long and is always in pain. Her magic that makes the room sway and makes her skin glow. Simon’s father throws himself off the tower, hoping to keep Corien away from Simon. His father falls to his knees when he realizes Corien knows both of them are marques (with the blood of both angels and humans). She looks much like her father, Audric, who her mother murdered. ***** Everything below is a SPOILER ***** What happened in Furyborn? If you need a refresher on what happened in Furyborn, then you are in the right place! This page is full of spoilers, so beware! If you are looking for a spoiler-free review, check our rapid review. Read a full summary of Furyborn, the first book in the Empirium series. The story concludes with book 3, Lightbringer. Make sure to start with book 1, Furyborn. Separated by a thousand years, connected by secrets and lies, Rielle and Eliana’s fight continues amid deadly plots and unthinkable betrayals that will test their strength-and their hearts. Hunted by all, racing against time to save her dying friend Navi, Eliana must decide how to wear a crown she never wanted-by embracing her mother’s power, or rejecting it forever. But fear of corruption-fear of becoming another Rielle-keeps Eliana’s power dangerous and unpredictable. Meanwhile, to help her prince and love Audric protect Celdaria, Rielle must spy on the angel Corien-but his promises of freedom and power may prove too tempting to resist.Ĭenturies later, Eliana Ferracora grapples with her new reality: She is the Sun Queen, humanity’s long-awaited savior. To repair it, Rielle must collect the seven hidden castings of the saints. The Gate keeping the angels at bay is falling. Rielle Dardenne has been anointed Sun Queen, but her trials are far from over.