The Bone Shard Daughter

About “The Bone Shard Daughter”

The Bone Shard Daughter is a fantasy novel by Andrea Stewart, published in 2020. It follows Lin, the former heir to the emperor, who is trapped in a palace filled with secrets. The emperor has ruled for decades using bone shard magic to control constructs that maintain order. His rule is now weakening, and revolution is spreading across the empire's islands. When the emperor refuses to name her as heir, Lin seeks to master the forbidden bone shard magic to prove her worth. As the revolution reaches the palace, she must decide how far she will go to claim her place and save her people.