History Literature / HerCrownOfFire

''Her Crown of Fire'' is a dark fantasy novel by Australian author Renee April. It was first released in 2019, and later re-released in 2021 under [=SkyNation=] Publishing. The book is the first in the ''Molten Crown'' trilogy. The second novel, ''His Throne of Embers'', is set to come out in 2023.

!! Her Crown of Fire contains examples of:
* AlienBlood: After absorbing Lydia Greatcast's blood to become the new Queen, Rose's blood turns a bright, luminous, white.

* ConstantlyCurious: Subverted, on a cultural scale. Absolutely none of the people that Rose and Tyson meet show the slightest interest in The Other (i.e. Earth).

* RunicMagic: Rose's chosen major. Runes is a subject generally avoided by the students of the Academy, although that may be more due to the eccentric Rune Master than a widespread disdain for rune magic.

* WizardingSchool: Stanthor Academy - Hogwarts, this is not. The students are college-aged rather than young children, and a lot of the classes are geared towards preparing the students for combat. There is very little in the way of wonder or whimsy about the place.

''Her Crown of Fire'' is a dark fantasy novel by Australian author Renee April. It was first released in 2019, and later re-released in 2021 under SkyNation Publishing. The book is the first in the ''Molten Crown'' trilogy. The second novel, ''His Throne of Embers'', is set to come out in 2023.

* BlackBlood: Actually white. After absorbing Lydia Greatcast's blood to become the new Queen, Rose's blood turns a bright, luminous, white.
* BloodMagic: How the headmasters are so powerful. The headmasters takes samples of blood from each new student for "testing", but are actually using the magical power inherent in the best blood samples to enhance themselves with blood runes.

* WouldntHurtAChild: Halvers, despite missing a soul and tending to sink into madness, are extremely protective of children.

''Her Crown of Fire'' is a dark fantasy novel by Australian author Renee April. It was first released in 2019, and later re-released in 2021. The book is the first in the ''Molten Crown'' trilogy. The second novel, ''His Throne of Embers'', is set to come out in 2023.

* BigBrotherInstinct: Big Sister, rather. Rose is extremely protective of Tyson, even though he is much larger than she is, as he has no magic and will be killed if discovered by the Lotherian authorities. "She Will Start A War To Save Him" is the tagline of the book.

* BloodMagic: How the headmasters are so powerful. The headmasters takes samples of blood from each new student for "testing", but are actually using the magical power inherent in the best blood samples to enhance themselves in some way.
%%* BookcasePassage: Stanthor Academy is riddled with secret passages.%%Does not mention the "bookcase" part of the trope

%%* CoolSword: Most mages seem to prefer swords as melee weapons.%%Does not explaint he trope - people using swords is not a trope on its own.
* CrapsackWorld: Lotheria is a ''shithole''. The students at the academy are fed barely enough to stay alive, let alone the non-magical peasantry. Even the relatively wealthy Lyon family's manor house is in disrepair. No wonder Rose and Tyson want to go home so badly.

* HandicappedBadass: Rose's leg is severely mangled during a fight around halfway through the book. She will walk with a cane for the rest of her life, and loses much of her athletic abilities. Afterwards, she mostly just burns her enemies instead.

%%* ManipulativeBastard: Kaya plays Rose like a fiddle (at first).%%Does not explain the trope. What does Kaya actually do and how is it manipulative?

* TheOldGods: Religion is almost an irrelevancy in Lotheria, with only a single god mentioned (Belatha). The few priests spend their time wandering the countryside, ministering at funerals or counselling the few remaining faithful, because there aren't enough of them to remain in established churches.
* OneTrueLove: Sort of. Every young mage will pair with a "soul mate", but this is a distinctly non-romantic version of the trope. In fact, romantic relationships between soul mates are heavily frowned upon; this is more of a destined best friend/mild psychic link. And if your soul mate dies, bad things happen to you.

%%* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Kaya and the Halvers. The headmasters and the Lotherian government definitely deserve it; the townspeople of Fairhaven that get caught in the crossfire, not so much.%%Does not explaint he trope. What do they actually do?

* TheSoulless: Halvers, or half souls; mages who have lost their soulmates. Halvers lose the ability to feel pain and slowly succumb to madness. Most eventually die from exposure, infection, or because they forget that they need to eat and drink.

* WizardingSchool: Stanthor Academy - Hogwarts, this is not. The students are college-aged rather than young children, and a lot of the classes are geared towards preparing the students for combat.

AnimalMotif: Birds, particularly dead ones. Rose's first magical experience at the start of the book is her dreaming of a dying bird, and multiple birds die around her during the course of the book. A silver bird is the symbol of Stanthor Academy.

BigBrotherInstinct: Big Sister, rather. Rose is extremely protective of Tyson, even though he is much larger than she is, as he has no magic and will be killed if discovered by the Lotherian authorities. "She Will Start A War To Save Him" is the tagline of the book.

BlackBlood: Actually white. After absorbing Lydia Greatcast's blood to become the new Queen, Rose's blood turns a bright, luminous, white.

BloodMagic: How the headmasters are so powerful. The headmasters takes samples of blood from each new student for "testing", but are actually using the magical power inherent in the best blood samples to enhance themselves in some way.

BookcasePassage: Stanthor Academy is riddled with secret passages.

ConstantlyCurious: Subverted, on a cultural scale. Absolutely none of the people that Rose and Tyson meet show the slightest interest in The Other (i.e. Earth).

CoolSword: Most mages seem to prefer swords as melee weapons.

CrapsackWorld: Lotheria is a ''shithole''. The students at the academy are fed barely enough to stay alive, let alone the non-magical peasantry. Even the relatively wealthy Lyon family's manor house is in disrepair. No wonder Rose and Tyson want to go home so badly.

EverytownAmerica: Well, Australia. Narralong, Rose and Tyson's hometown, is fairly non-descript.

GrimUpNorth: Northerners, like Phoenix and Craige, are borderline superhuman in their physical abilities. They are much stronger and more resilient than the Lotherians. It is implied that the tough conditions in the north breed the people there different.

HandicappedBadass: Rose's leg is severely mangled during a fight around halfway through the book. She will walk with a cane for the rest of her life, and loses much of her athletic abilities. Afterwards, she mostly just burns her enemies instead.

InevitableMutualBetrayal: Kaya never had any intension of honouring her bargain with Rose, even though the two performed a binding ritual to help each other. Rose was a bit more willing to help Kaya, but eventually recognised Kaya's deepening insanity and started to work against her.

ManipulativeBastard: Kaya plays Rose like a fiddle (at first).

MistakenForSuicidal: Rose's friends and family believe she is trying to harm herself, playing with fire so much that she burns her jacket and nearly burns down her house. She is also drawn towards a dangerous river, which Tyson mistakes for her trying to commit suicide. In truth, she was being magically compelled towards a portal to another world.

OneTrueLove: Sort of. Every young mage will pair with a "soul mate", but this is a distinctly non-romantic version of the trope. In fact, romantic relationships between soul mates are heavily frowned upon; this is more of a destined best friend/mild psychic link. And if your soul mate dies, bad things happen to you.

PlayingWithFire: Rose is an incredibly talented fire mage, able to master fire magic like breathing. Most of her effectiveness at controlling fire is instinctual, as she hides her talent from most of her teachers and receives little to no instruction in elemental magic.

RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Kaya and the Halvers. The headmasters and the Lotherian government definitely deserve it; the townspeople of Fairhaven that get caught in the crossfire, not so much.

RunicMagic: Rose's chosen major. Runes is a subject generally avoided by the students of the Academy, although that may be more due to the eccentric Rune Master than a widespread disdain for rune magic.

SecretTest: Upon arriving at Stanthor, Rose is subjected to a test without any warning or instruction. She first believes it to be a dream, but the wounds acquired during the test remained when she woke up. What the test told her teachers about Rose is not made clear.

TheChosenOne: Rose is referred to as "godstouched" by a few different characters. She later becomes the Queen of Lotheria. This is a spiritual title, not a political one (yet?), granting Rose as-yet-unknown abilities.

TheOldGods: Religion is almost an irrelevancy in Lotheria, with only a single god mentioned (Belatha). The few priests spend their time wandering the countryside, ministering at funerals or counselling the few remaining faithful, because there aren't enough of them to remain in established churches.

TheSoulless: Halvers, or half souls; mages who have lost their soulmates. Halvers lose the ability to feel pain and slowly succumb to madness. Most eventually die from exposure, infection, or because they forget that they need to eat and drink.

TrappedInAnotherWorld: Rose feels a magical compulsion to jump into a dangerous river; Tyson is pulled in trying to stop her. It turns out that the river is a portal to another world. It ate a car once.

WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Yasmin, Petre's destined soul mate. It's not clear if the two of them had actually bonded before his death, but if they had, what happened to her is not explained.

WizardingSchool: Stanthor Academy - Hogwarts, this is not. The students are college-aged rather than young children, and a lot of the classes are geared towards preparing the students for combat.

Wouldn't Hurt A Child: Halvers, despite missing a soul and tending to sink into madness, are extremely protective of children.

Animal Motif: Birds, particularly dead ones. Rose's first magical experience at the start of the book is her dreaming of a dying bird, and multiple birds die around her during the course of the book. A silver bird is the symbol of Stanthor Academy.

Big Brother Instinct: Big Sister, rather. Rose is extremely protective of Tyson, even though he is much larger than she is, as he has no magic and will be killed if discovered by the Lotherian authorities. "She Will Start A War To Save Him" is the tagline of the book.

Black Blood: Actually white. After absorbing Lydia Greatcast's blood to become the new Queen, Rose's blood turns a bright, luminous, white.

Blood Magic: How the headmasters are so powerful. The headmasters takes samples of blood from each new student for "testing", but are actually using the magical power inherent in the best blood samples to enhance themselves in some way.

Bookcase Passage: Stanthor Academy is riddled with secret passages.

Constantly Curious: Subverted, on a cultural scale. Absolutely none of the people that Rose and Tyson meet show the slightest interest in The Other (i.e. Earth).

Cool Sword: Most mages seem to prefer swords as melee weapons.

Crapsack World: Lotheria is a ''shithole''. The students at the academy are fed barely enough to stay alive, let alone the non-magical peasantry. Even the relatively wealthy Lyon family's manor house is in disrepair. No wonder Rose and Tyson want to go home so badly.

Everytown, America: Well, Australia. Narralong, Rose and Tyson's hometown, is fairly non-descript.

Grim Up North: Northerners, like Phoenix and Craige, are borderline superhuman in their physical abilities. They are much stronger and more resilient than the Lotherians. It is implied that the tough conditions in the north breed the people there different.

Handicapped Badass: Rose's leg is severely mangled during a fight around halfway through the book. She will walk with a cane for the rest of her life, and loses much of her athletic abilities. Afterwards, she mostly just burns her enemies instead.

Inevitable Mutual Betrayal: Kaya never had any intension of honouring her bargain with Rose, even though the two performed a binding ritual to help each other. Rose was a bit more willing to help Kaya, but eventually recognised Kaya's deepening insanity and started to work against her.

Manipulative Bastard: Kaya plays Rose like a fiddle (at first).

Mistaken for Suicidal: Rose's friends and family believe she is trying to harm herself, playing with fire so much that she burns her jacket and nearly burns down her house. She is also drawn towards a dangerous river, which Tyson mistakes for her trying to commit suicide. In truth, she was being magically compelled towards a portal to another world.

One True Love: Sort of. Every young mage will pair with a "soul mate", but this is a distinctly non-romantic version of the trope. In fact, romantic relationships between soul mates are heavily frowned upon; this is more of a destined best friend/mild psychic link. And if your soul mate dies, bad things happen to you.

Playing With Fire: Rose is an incredibly talented fire mage, able to master fire magic like breathing. Most of her effectiveness at controlling fire is instinctual, as she hides her talent from most of her teachers and receives little to no instruction in elemental magic.

Roaring Rampage of Revenge: Kaya and the Halvers. The headmasters and the Lotherian government definitely deserve it; the townspeople of Fairhaven that get caught in the crossfire, not so much.

Runic Magic: Rose's chosen major. Runes is a subject generally avoided by the students of the Academy, although that may be more due to the eccentric Rune Master than a widespread disdain for rune magic.

Secret Test: Upon arriving at Stanthor, Rose is subjected to a test without any warning or instruction. She first believes it to be a dream, but the wounds acquired during the test remained when she woke up. What the test told her teachers about Rose is not made clear.

The Chosen One: Rose is referred to as "godstouched" by a few different characters. She later becomes the Queen of Lotheria. This is a spiritual title, not a political one (yet?), granting Rose as-yet-unknown abilities.

The Old Gods: Religion is almost an irrelevancy in Lotheria, with only a single god mentioned (Belatha). The few priests spend their time wandering the countryside, ministering at funerals or counselling the few remaining faithful, because there aren't enough of them to remain in established churches.

The Soulless: Halvers, or half souls; mages who have lost their soulmates. Halvers lose the ability to feel pain and slowly succumb to madness. Most eventually die from exposure, infection, or because they forget that they need to eat and drink.

Trapped in Another World: Rose feels a magical compulsion to jump into a dangerous river; Tyson is pulled in trying to stop her. It turns out that the river is a portal to another world. It ate a car once.

What Happened to the Mouse: Yasmin, Petre's destined soul mate. It's not clear if the two of them had actually bonded before his death, but if they had, what happened to her is not explained.

Wizarding School: Stanthor Academy - Hogwarts, this is not. The students are college-aged rather than young children, and a lot of the classes are geared towards preparing the students for combat.