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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Durst, Sarah Beth, author.

Title: The reluctant queen / Sarah Beth Durst.

Description: First edition. | New York, NY : Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2017] | Series: The queens of Renthia ; Book 2

Identifiers: LCCN 2016038530| ISBN 9780062413352 (hardcover) | ISBN 9780062413376 (ebook)

Subjects: | GSAFD: Fantasy fiction.

Classification: LCC PS3604.U7578 R45 2017 | DDC 813/.6—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016038530

Digital Edition JULY 2017 ISBN 978-0-06-241337-6

Print ISBN: 978-0-06-241335-2