# The Raven Scholar

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- Book: [The Raven Scholar](https://www.bookquiver.com/antonia-hodgson/the-raven-scholar) ([The Raven Scholar.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/antonia-hodgson/the-raven-scholar.md))
- Authors: [Antonia Hodgson](https://www.bookquiver.com/antonia-hodgson)
- Publisher: hodder_scape_paren_imprint_for_domain
- ISBN: 978-13-9975-066-0
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2025-04-17
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Hardcover

## Description

She might win the throne. She might destroy an empire. Either way, it begins with murder. After twenty-four years on the throne, it is time for Bersun the Brusque, emperor of Orrun, to bring his reign to an end. In the dizzying heat of mid-summer, seven contenders will compete to replace him. Trained at rival monasteries, each contender is inspired by a sacred animal - Fox, Raven, Tiger, Ox, Bear, Monkey, and Hound. An eighth - the Dragon proxy - will be revealed only once the trials have begun. Eight exceptional warriors, thinkers, strategists - the best of the best. Then one of them is murdered. It falls to the brilliant but idiosyncratic Neema Kraa to investigate. But as she hunts for a killer, darker forces are gathering. If Neema succeeds, she could win the throne - whether she wants it or not. But if she fails, she will sentence herself to death - and set in motion a sequence of events that could doom the empire . . .