Dystopian monarchy meets murder mystery – the perfect newYA obsession. A thrillingly original YA murder mystery, perfect for fans of TheInheritance Games and A Good Girls Guide to Murder.

Justice is merciless in The Hive, a monarchy of tomorrow, where young bodyguardFeldspar awaits execution, guilty of being alive when her charge is dead.

The girl has one defender Niko, a royal maverick. Together they have threedays to prove the impossible.

Three days to question everything Feldspar knows about the world that raisedher and discover who the real murderer is . . .

A dystopian story featuring a dangerous future monarchy and a richly imaginedworld based on the society of bees. With themes of ecology, science, politicsand class hierarchy.

About the Author

Anna February is reliably informed that she criednon-stop for the first two years of her life. Then she learned to read, andsuddenly the world didn’t seem so terrible after all.

Being a STEM editor by day and a fantasy author by nightmeans that Anna spends the vast majority of her time trying to arrange theright words in the right order, but her other interests include drawing, boardgames and large amounts of chocolate. She also writes books for older readersunder the name A.F.E. Smith.