Cover of Lady Smoke

Lady Smoke

core novel 2019 Ash Princess

Record

First published2019
Original language EN
Work typenovel
Canon statuscore
Reader rating3.96 (39,314 ratings, collected 2026-08-26)
First-edition ISBN9781524767105
Internal chronology2

Synopsis

Lady Smoke, the sequel to Ash Princess, follows Theodosia after her escape from the brutal Kaiser as she goes into hiding among allies still loyal to her fallen kingdom, mourning losses suffered in her bid for freedom while remaining determined to reclaim her throne and win justice for her people. With few resources and fewer soldiers, she hatches a daring plan to auction herself as a bride to the highest-paying kingdom, hoping the alliance and army such a marriage could buy will be enough to challenge the Kaiser's empire. The scheme forces Theo into unfamiliar political terrain far from the court she grew up hating, where old loyalties and new dangers complicate her path back to power.

Where it sits

Neighbouring works

Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.

  • Reading order, within the series The Ash Princess trilogy: position 2 of 3: previous Ash Princess (2018) · next Ember Queen (2020)

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