The Emerald Queen Rises

By: Maegwen Salley-Massie

Narrated by: Tadd A. Morgan

For thousands of years, the seven kingdoms continued to be cursed, but the uninfected blood of Sealyn gives Elysium its final hope.

Jace, the outcast of the royal family of Stoltland, finds himself painfully in love with the queen of Elysium, Stoltland’s enemy. Can his love for the queen be true, or will his loyalty to his family ultimately lead him to betrayal?

Stoltland’s queen has given herself to the curse, resurrecting the dark powers of old. Sealyn and Jace will have to face this darkness and hope that Sealyn’s choices will awaken the ancient magic to save her people.

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Epic Fantasy with all the fun!

I loved the vivid details and descriptions in this epic fantasy. I loved the sweet romance, humor, creatures, and characters. The narrator did an amazing job with different character voices and accents as well. I recommend this for anyone who loves fantasy!

Escape into Elysium

I truly enjoyed escaping into the land of Elysium! The descriptive imagery really pulled me in and enabled me to play this out like a movie in my mind. The narrator also did an excellent job to differentiate the characters speaking and get a feel for each character’s personalities. I loved this first book and looking forward to the next ones!

Sweet epic fantasy

The Emerald Queen rises is an epic romantic fantasy that follows the rise of Queen Sealyn in the kingdom of Elysium.

Sealyn is crowned Queen of one of seven kingdoms, each which carry a curse. In this first story we’re focused on Elysium and Stoltland, where Jace is a bastard child from.

It features a large ensemble cast - with cousins, parents, friends, family and of course, the love interest from a rival kingdom.

The large scale setting of the story reminded me of Game of Thrones, without the murder, infest and general ick feeling.

Sealyn as is strong and confident, always with a plot in place - she reminded me of an SJM heroine. Jace is sweet and a little naive, and Sealyn pursues him, maneuvering him into a position where they can have a real courtship.

The world building is immersive - with descriptions of animals, cuisines, dresses, magic and even games native to the Seven Kingdoms. The plot of the novel concludes nicely, with a magical reveal leaving you excited for the adventures of book 2!

Love this book!!!

I loved listening to this book and getting to know all the characters. They are very well written and their personalities shine through. Listening to Sealyn’s character grow with strength and courage was my favorite as well as Char’s hilarious personality! I will be listening to the second one for sure as I am hooked on knowing what happens in the 7 kingdoms!

Awesome book!

The story line, the multitude of characters, the magic, the mystery, the humor, the suspense, it kept me on the edge of my seat the entire way through! So beautifully written and thought-out book! Can’t wait to hear more from the author on this series of books but everything she writes!!

Very Fun!

I really enjoyed this book. It was definitely a fun read. I’m definitely excited for another.