Crown of Feathers Trilogy

This is a page for the *Crown of Feathers* trilogy by Nicki Pau Preto. It follows Veronyka Ashfire, Tristan Flamesong, Sev Lastlight, as well as Elliot, Kade, and Sparrow.

Veronyka was raised oblivious to her past by her controlling sister after her adoptive guardian Illythia was killed by the empire. She bonded to a phoenix that was subsequently poisoned by her sister, and ran away to join the remnants of the Riders.

Tristan, son of the commander of the last Riders, is thought by his peers to get favoritism from his demanding and distant father, however that is far from the truth. His father holds him to standards that aren't only terrible, but toxic as well, and his persona has hidden the pain from the standards for years. When he meets the disguised Veronyka, they must work together to be the best Riders they can to stop the empire from shattering the Riders.

Sev is an animage. He's also a soldier in an army which hates animages. Ever since his parents sacrificed themselves for his future, his mental health has been a tangled mess. When he meets Trix, a bondservant with a plan to end this reign of terror, he is dragged into her plan. Along with Kade, a bondservant who is from Sev's past, they must work together to end the Golden Empire.

In their fight against the Empire and the Feather-Crowned Queen, they go against Tristan's father's replacement on the halls of the Council, an Unnamed rebel group with ties to the dead Lowlanders, and a Black Horde formed by means most dark. With the help of the disgraced Lord Cassian as head of the ashes of the Riders, the survivors of an order destroyed, as well as a mysterious woman who follows Avalkyra even in death, a former priestess, and a host of phoenixes, they seek to take Avalkyra down.

## Setting

The story is set in the medievalesque world of the Auran Empire. Around 10% of the population of the empire is an 'animage'; a person who can telepathically talk to and even bond to phoenixes. Phoenixes are magical, intelligent birds who are the children of Axura. Twelve hundred years ago, the empire's predecessor nation was led by a warrior-queen named Nefyra, the First Rider Queen. She and the other First Riders fought off Nox and her strixes.

Phoenix Riders used to be everywhere and animages respected, but after a bloody civil war, the Ashfire descendants of Nefyra were wiped out, and phoenixes and animages killed. Phoenix Riders are animages who are bonded to phoenixes. They did all sorts of work, like construction, messenging, and fighting.

## History

### 2019 and Before

The first book released in 2019, originally set as a duology. In late 2019, the series was extended. December twentyninth saw the Owlcrate Heart of Flames go on sale.

### 2020

Crown of Feathers's French translation was released February thirteenth. Heart of Flames released later that month. The French release of Heart of Flames was announced September seventh and released a month later. September eleventh saw the title reveal for the final book in the series. The first of October had the Webtoon adaptation of Crown of Feathers be announced.

### 2021

The third Crown of Feathers book released in French was released Oct 7 2021, the first publication of the book internationally.

## Trivia

* The series was originally a duology, but in late 2019 got extended to three books.
* Each book in the series has alternate retailer-exclusive. cover art. Two enamel pins have also been made for the series.