Queen of Faces

Anabelle is trapped in a boy’s body, and in a year, it will kill her.

A great fantasy novel with compelling world-building that addresses topics such as being trans*/non-binary, classism, and capitalism. One character uses the neopronoun they. Be prepared to dive into a world, where you can choose your body depending on your societal status and where friendship and resistance endure.

/Eine toller Fantasy-Roman mit überzeugender Weltenbildung, in der u. a. trans*/nichtbinär-Sein, Klassismus und Kapitalismus thematisiert werden. Eine Person hat das Neopronomen they.Mach dich bereit, in eine Welt einzutauchen, in der du deinen Körper je nach gesellschaftlichem Status wählen kannst und in der Freundschaft und Widerstand Bestand haben.

Verlagsbeschreibung:

In the nation of Caimor, the wealthy buy and trade bodies like clothes. But Ana can only afford a grey, damaged male form, and by her seventeenth birthday, it’s already falling apart. As her extraordinary magical ability grows, but her body continues to fail her, she is left with only one choice: become an assassin for Paragon Academy, Caimor’s prestigious school of magic.

But rebellion brews in Caimor, and at its helm is Khaiovhe, the most infamous dark mage in history. As Ana steals, fights and kills for Paragon, and forms a tentative alliance – and maybe more – with the elusive Wes, she discovers secrets that transform her concept of hero and villain … while striving, above all, to become her truest self. And that might just be the most powerful thing of all.

A page-turning blockbuster, full of heart-pounding action, inventive magic, cinematic plot twists and emotional gut-punches