The Crown's Game by Evelyn Skye

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The Crown’s Game by Evelyn Skye is releasing in May 2016! I am very excited to read this book. So much so that I wanted to create a dream cast. If you haven’t yet heard about this wonderful fantasy book by Evelyn Skye, be sure to check out all the details below. Also, I hope that you enjoy the dream cast that I created for the Tsar’s Guard Parade!

Title: The Crown's Game
Author: Evelyn Skye
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Publication Date: May 17, 2016

Summary (from Goodreads):

Vika Andreyeva can summon the snow and turn ash into gold. Nikolai Karimov can see through walls and conjure bridges out of thin air. They are enchanters—the only two in Russia—and with the Ottoman Empire and the Kazakhs threatening, the tsar needs a powerful enchanter by his side.

And so he initiates the Crown’s Game, an ancient duel of magical skill—the greatest test an enchanter will ever know. The victor becomes the Imperial Enchanter and the tsar’s most respected adviser. The defeated is sentenced to death.

Raised on tiny Ovchinin Island her whole life, Vika is eager for the chance to show off her talent in the grand capital of Saint Petersburg. But can she kill another enchanter—even when his magic calls to her like nothing else ever has?

For Nikolai, an orphan, the Crown’s Game is the chance of a lifetime. But his deadly opponent is a force to be reckoned with—beautiful, whip-smart, imaginative—and he can’t stop thinking about her.

And when Pasha, Nikolai’s best friend and heir to the throne, also starts to fall for the mysterious enchantress, Nikolai must defeat the girl they both love…or be killed himself.

As long-buried secrets emerge, threatening the future of the empire, it b

Dream Cast: The Crown’s Game by Evelyn Skye

If you have visited Evelyn’s website lately, you may have stumbled across the characters page. Here, you will find details about the various characters in The Crown’s Game. Each month, a new character and giveaway are revealed! I thought it would be fun to create a dream cast based on the characters that have been revealed to us so far.

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Book Quotes: The Crown’s Game by Evelyn Skye

Imagine, and it shall be.
There are no limits

As for whether the magic in The Crown’s Game is real, well . . . that depends. Do you believe in what you cannot see?

She was a diamond in a quarry full of quartz.

About Evelyn Skye

Evelyn Skye was once offered a job by the C.I.A., she not-so-secretly wishes she was on “So You Think You Can Dance,” and if you challenge her to a pizza-eating contest, she guarantees she will win. When she isn’t writing, Evelyn can be found chasing her daughter on the playground or sitting on the couch, immersed in a good book and eating way too many cookies. THE CROWN’S GAME is her first novel.