Crier’s War is the first installment of The Sovereign Cycle. After the War of Kinds ravaged the kingdom of Rabu, the Automate, Designed to be the playthings of royals, took over their owners’ estates and bent the human race to their will. Ayla, a human servant, rising the ranks at the House of the Sovereign, dreams of avenging the death of her family… by killing the Sovereign’s daughter, Lady Crier.
In the War of Kinds aftermath, humans are free from their Automate overlords—but their new freedom comes at the cost of their humanity. Ayla is a woman who dreams of seeking revenge on the Sovereign’s daughter for the death of her family. But to do so, she must become an Automae like Crier.
War rages in the kingdom of Rabu and many lives have been lost. But when Automates sweep into the House of the Sovereign, they bring a more significant threat than bloodshed and death. Now, two young women—Lady Crier, who was Made to be beautiful, and Ayla, a human servant rising to meet her potential—will be led by an ancient power into a battle they could never have imagined…
Lady Crier is the perfect daughter, a shining jewel among the Automates. Ayla, her servant, and plaything were made to worship. But to Ayla’s mind, no being should be forced to be someone else’s slave. Time is running out: the edges of Lady Crier’s image are fraying, and all that remains is a twisted version of her former self, bent on destroying anything she considers imperfect — which includes everyone who lives in or near the House of the Sovereign.
About Crier’s War Book
Impossible love between two girls —one human, one Made.
A love that could birth a revolution.
After the War of Kinds ravaged the kingdom of Rabu, the Automae, Designed to be the playthings of royals, took over their owners’ estates and bent the human race to their will.
Now, Ayla, a human servant rising to the ranks at the House of the Sovereign, dreams of avenging the death of her family… by killing the Sovereign’s daughter, Lady Crier. Crier was Made to be beautiful, to be flawless. And to take over the work of her father.
Crier had been preparing to do just that—to inherit her father’s rule over the land. But that was before she was betrothed to Score Kinok, who seems to have a thousand secrets. That was before she discovered her father wasn’t as benevolent as she thought. That was before she met Ayla.
Set in a richly-imagined fantasy world, Nina Varela’s debut novel is a sweepingly romantic tale of love, loss, and revenge that challenges what it means to be human.
