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Laura Sebastian

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Born
in Miami, The United States
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Genre
Young Adult, Fantasy, Fiction

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Laura Sebastian grew up in South Florida and attended Savannah College of Art and Design. She now lives and writes in London, England, with her two dogs, Neville and Circe. Laura is the author of the New York Times bestselling Ash Princess series: Ash Princess, Lady Smoke, and Ember Queen, as well as the Castles in Their Bones series: Castles in Their Bones, Stardust in Their Veins, and Poison In Their Hearts; Half Sick of Shadows, her first novel for adults; and Into the Glades, for middle-grade readers.

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Average rating: 3.92 · 162,228 ratings · 16,891 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors
Ash Princess (Ash Princess ...
3.86 avg rating — 74,751 ratings — published 2018 — 61 editions
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Lady Smoke (Ash Princess Tr...
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Ember Queen (Ash Princess T...
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Series by Laura Sebastian

Ash Princess Lady Smoke Ember Queen
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“We are not defined by the things we do in order to survive. We do not apologize for them,” she says quietly, eyes never leaving mine. “Maybe they have broken you, but you are a sharper weapon because of it. And it is time to strike.”
― Laura Sebastian, Ash Princess
tags: rebellion, rebels, strength, survival, war, weapon
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“I was a princess made of ashes; there is nothing left of me to burn.
Now it's time for a queen to rise.”
― Laura Sebastian, Ash Princess
tags: ash, burn, queen, theodosia
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“Is it better to have your life ended by someone who hates you or someone who loves you?”
― Laura Sebastian, Ash Princess
tags: ampelio, doubt, family, lady-thora, lesser-evil, love, murder, theodosia, thora
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