Daughters of a Dead Empire

By Carolyn Tara O'Neil

Book Overview

"This fresh, thrilling take on Anastasia establishes that O'Neil is a debut author to watch." --Buzzfeed

From debut author Carolyn Tara O'Neil comes a thrilling alternate history set during the Russian Revolution.

Russia, 1918: With the execution of Tsar Nicholas, the empire crumbles and Russia is on the edge of civil war--the poor are devouring the rich. Anna, a bourgeois girl, narrowly escaped the massacre of her entire family in Yekaterinburg. Desperate to get away from the Bolsheviks, she offers a peasant girl a diamond to take her as far south as possible--not realizing that the girl is a communist herself. With her brother in desperate need of a doctor, Evgenia accepts Anna's offer and suddenly finds herself on the wrong side of the war.

Anna is being hunted by the Bolsheviks, and now--regardless of her loyalties--Evgenia is too.

Daughters of a Dead Empire is a harrowing historical thriller about dangerous ideals, inequality, and the price we pay for change. An imaginative retelling of the Anastasia story.

A Junior Library Guild Selection

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250755530
• ISBN13: 9781250755537
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.8" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 14 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 9 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

A Now Cherished Book

The book is a good mix between history lesson and riveting adventure. It gives good perspective as to what happened in Russia with the rise of Communism, while also delivering a bit of a moral lesson. I love it!