A Tyranny of Queens

"A superlative portal fantasy with a memorable cast, an inventive setting and magic system, and a plot that always goes for the unexpected. Sheer delight."
-- Aliette de Bodard, Nebula Award-winning author of The House of Shattered Wings

PRAISE FOR AN ACCIDENT OF STARS:
"A portal fantasy for grownups, with grit and realism, and characters I loved from the first page."
- Trudi Canavan, author of the Black Magician trilogy

"I very much enjoyed this. The main character falls out of our world into a life-changing adventure, with compelling characters and a fascinating world. I can't wait to read the next book."
- Martha Wells, author of The Books of Raksura

"An Accident of Stars is anchored in dozens of complex women, driven by the rooted, deep relationships they have with each other. It's a wonderful, rich, feminist book, and I loved it."
- B R Sanders, author of Ariah

relate to. It is rare to see books dealing so well with a lot of themes that are important to me like casual sexism, bullying and queer relationships. It’s a great example of diversity and queer normality: in this world you can be whoever you want to be and nobody is going to judge you for that. All the characters are layered and I could even relate to the ’bad guys’ which is not always an easy feat. So would I recommend this? Absolutely: it’s not perfect but damn I wish I could have read it when I was younger and if a sequel is coming, I will devour it.” – The Curious SFF Reader “The world-building is epic, the politics are intricate and layered with meaning and consequences... I can’t say enough good things about it, one of my favourite books of 2017.” – The Conversationalist “This book was not here for me when I was fourteen. It is here for me now, and when my goddaughter is fourteen it will be here for her. And dammit, we will still need it.” – Marissa Lingen "A Tyranny of Queens is a brilliant and moving work of high fantasy from the marvelous author Foz Meadows.” – The Seattle Review of Books “A Tyranny of Queens is breathtaking.” – Meredith Debonnaire “This is fine portal fantasy. Meadows sets up a rich world for her series, and I can’t wait to find out more about these worlds.” – Spinning a Corn-Free Yarn Praise and Reviews for An Accident of Stars:“A portal fantasy for grownups, with grit and realism, and characters I loved from the first page.” – Trudi Canavan, author of the Black Magician trilogy “Fantasy readers who appreciate strong characters and excellent worldbuilding will immerse themselves in this tale.” – Publishers Weekly, starred review “Reminiscent of Ursula K. LeGuin, An Accident of Stars will take you to a lush, magical new world.” – Laura Lam “I very much enjoyed this.  The main character falls out of our world into a life-changing adventure, with compelling characters and a fascinating world.  I can’t wait to read the next book.” – Martha Wells, author of The Books of Raksura “An Accident of Stars is anchored in dozens of complex women, driven by the rooted, deep relationships they have with each other. It’s a wonderful, rich, feminist book, and I loved it.” – B. R. Sanders, author of Ariah “This fabulous story bowled me over with a compelling blend of intimacy, danger, twisty politics, believably imperfect characters, and a fascinatingly complex universe.” – Kate Elliott, author of Black Wolves and Cold Magic “Richly imaginative world building with delightfully complex and diverse characters; a joy to read!” – Ann Lemay, videogame writer “This is the portal fantasy I’ve spent my whole life waiting for.” – Liz Bourke for Tor.com “So this was basically all the things I’d enjoyed about portal fantasies as a younger reader, with the dubious gifts the suck fairy might have bestowed either questioned or removed.” – Ann Leckie “Beautiful storytelling, a stunning world and concept.” – Shelf Inflicted “An exquisite fantasy novel that you can’t afford to miss! 5/5 stars!” – Bibliotropic “An Accident of Stars is one of the most promising starts to any series right now, and I can’t wait to see where it goes.” – The Illustrated Page “I loved this book. It had great representation all around, the world building was spectacular, and the characters were distinct, diverse,  and interesting.” – PopCultureBeast “Fantasy readers will all find something to like in the wonderful tale. Book 2 better arrive really soon!” – Bull Spec “Sometimes I see books described as portal fantasy, and it just seems… insufficient. Not inaccurate, but in cases like this one, it’s like trying to describe a beach by using adjectives that only apply to a couple of pebbles in the sand.  An Accident of Stars is a lot more than a magic wardrobe.” – Fat Robot “This books is great. I loved it.” – Properly Lex “If you enjoy well-written, character driven fantasy with strong women featuring throughout, a cracking plot and beautifully constructed plot, then go looking for this book. I will be eagerly awaiting the sequel.” – Brainfluff “Superb.” – Popverse “I could say that the above is a delightful breath of fresh air, but ’delightful breath of fresh air’ seems far too tame a phrase to describe the utter joy I felt reading about this world.” – FanGirl Nation “An Accident of Stars is the portal fantasy for the 21st Century.” – Strange Charm “It truly brings epic and portal fantasy to life.” – The Conversationalist “This story did so many things that ticked all of my boxes!” – Starship Library “An Accident of Stars is a joy to read, and manages to be exciting, thought provoking and intensely moving all at once.” – Fantasy Faction “An Accident Of Stars stands head and fabulous shoulders above most fantasy books I’ve read, not just this year but in recent years.” – Over The Effing Rainbow “This book is such great fun you’ll want to take a sick day to finish it in one sitting.” – Pop Verse “Words can’t begin to properly express how awesome Meadows is at creating complex and realistic fantasy worlds and the cultures and people that dwell within.” – Bibliotropic – Top Eleven Outstanding Books of 2016 “One of my favorite books I read in 2016. The book was super women and femme focused, and I loved that.” – Odd Leopards, Strange Cats “A ’more realistic’ take on the real-world implications of portal fantasy.” – Thought Stream