Fredegonde de bloeddorstige #2

Part of the Bloedkoninginnen (Blood Queens) series, this second installment of Fredegonde de Bloeddorstige centers on one of history's most formidable medieval queens. Alessia De Vincenzi's cover painting is a striking image: a dark-haired woman in crimson robes and a jeweled crown holds her own head with both hands, rich red drapes framing her commanding, unsettling presence. The combination of regal finery and that intense, ambiguous gesture perfectly captures the dangerous allure promised by the subtitle — De Bloeddorstige, "The Bloodthirsty.