Title: The Immortal Crown
Author: Richelle Mead
Series: Age of X #2
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Release Date: May 29, 2014
The Overview: Gameboard of the Gods introduced religious investigator Justin March and Mae Koskinen, the beautiful supersldier assigned to protect him. Together they have been charged with investigating reports of the supernatural and the return of the gods, both inside the Republic of United North America and out. With this highly classified knowledge comes a shocking revelation: Not only are the gods vying for human control, but the elect—special humans marked by the divine—are turning against one another in bloody fashion.
Their mission takes a new twist when they are assigned to a diplomatic delegation headed by Lucian Darling, Justin’s old friend and rival, going into Arcadia, the RUNA’s dangerous neighboring country. Here, in a society where women are commodities and religion is intertwined with government, Justin discovers powerful forces at work, even as he struggles to come to terms with his own reluctantly acquired deity.
Meanwhile, Mae—grudgingly posing as Justin’s concubine—has a secret mission of her own: finding the illegitimate niece her family smuggled away years ago. But with Justin and Mae resisting the resurgence of the gods in Arcadia, a reporter’s connection with someone close to Justin back home threatens to expose their mission—and with it the divine forces the government is determined to keep secret.
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As Richelle Mead is my favorite author, I’m excited to read anything she decides to publish. As a futuristic urban fantasy, Gameboard of the Gods was one of her best works yet and I am extremely eager to see what happens next. All I can say is, I will be dropping everything to read The Immortal Crown the day it comes out (which is halfway through next year ::grumbles::).
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Oh wow! I missed the cover reveal for this one. Pretty!
I can’t wait for this one either :D
Shaheen @ Speculating on SpecFic
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I like the cover to – although they are redesigning the first one and I already bought the original in hardcover… I hate it when they don’t match LOL.
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Oh I was wondering, cos I couldn’t find a matching cover for Gameboard and was confuzzled.
Ick. I’ll have to buy it again *bleeds money to the stores*
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Is it weird I kind of like the sparkly crown? It just feels…magical somehow.
Awesome pick, and I’m excited to see what you think of it!!
-Jess My WoW!
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LOL – no, I kind of like it too… Unless were both weird. ;)
Considering who it’s written by, I can’t imagine it will be anything less than amazing!
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I still haven’t finished reading book one but this one is on my to-read list and I’d love to read it. Great pick and I hope you enjoy reading it.
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Thank you – I’m sure I will!
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I still haven’t read first book of this series.:( Great pick.
Glass @ Way Too Hot Books
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It’s worth it! Especially if you like urban fantasies. :-)
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New Bloglovin’ Follower. Oh wow this is a beautiful cover! I have never heard of this series, but this WOW makes me want to pick it up! Great WOW post, check mine out: http://www.thefictionfairy.com/2013/10/waiting-on-wednesday.html
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Thank you for the follow! It is an excellent series if you like urban fantasies… Or dystopians for that matter. :-)
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Nice pick. Sounds like an interesting series :)
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Oh – it totally is. :-)
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Really anything by Richelle is a must read! Great pick. :)
By the way you should change the name on the title you put Michelle. :X
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I couldn’t agree more! And thank you for catching that error – you are an angel. That’s what I get for violating rule number one of good blogging: proofreading. LOL
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This looks beautiful, love the cover!
Great pick!
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Me too – thank you!
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This one looks really good.I love the cover :) Great pick!
My WOW: http://www.bookythoughtsandme.com/waiting-on-wednesday-unwept/
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Thank you – I like it too. :-)
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