

One conservative MP, a Boris Johnson supporter, tells me: “After 13 years and three prime ministers it would be harsh to blame him entirely”. However, even some of the PM’s long-time critics in the party don’t totally blame Rishi Sunak. The local elections were the first big test of Rishi Sunak’s popularity with the public, there had been some optimism in No 10 last week that he was cutting through and recovering the party's dire poll ratings, but the result was far worse than anyone around the PM imagined. Soon though his royal respite will be over, and focus will return to what went so badly wrong for the conservatives at the ballot box.

But what really happened? Discover the true story behind the queen who could foresee the future…just not her own downfall.The bunting is still up, and while Rishi Sunak hosts the First Lady of the United States on Downing Street for a lunch party today, the coronation continues to distract from his crushing local election defeat. The one who orchestrated a senseless, horrific slaying of three entire houses. u003c/pu003eu003cpu003eThe Oracle Queenu003c/pu003eu003cpu003eEveryone knows the legend of Elsabet, the Oracle Queen.

From birth until their claiming ceremonies, this is the story of the three sisters’ lives…before they were at stake. u003c/pu003eu003cpu003eThe Young Queensu003c/pu003eu003cpu003eGet a glimpse of triplet queens Mirabella, Arsinoe, and Katharine during a short period of time when they protected and loved one another. Uncover the sisters’ origins, dive deep into the catastrophic reign of the Oracle Queen, and reveal layers of Fennbirn’s past, hidden until now. U003cpu003e#1 New York Times bestselling author Kendare Blake delivers two Three Dark Crowns prequel novellas fans won’t want to miss! u003c/pu003eu003cpu003eTogether in print for the first time in this paperback bind-up, the dazzling prequels to the Three Dark Crowns series are finally available for fans to have and to (literally) hold.
