"Kings and rulers." . . "Social classes." . . "Fantasy fiction." . . "Fantasy." . . "Social classes Fiction." . . "Soul Fiction." . . "Soul Juvenile fiction." . . "JUVENILE FICTION / General" . . "Spirit possession Juvenile fiction." . . "Children's stories." . . . "Seventeen-year-old Charlaina \"Charlie\" Hart has defeated the tyrant Queen Sabara and taken control of Ludania, only to have Sabara's soul fuse itself with her own." . "Seventeen-year-old Charlaina \"Charlie\" Hart has defeated the tyrant Queen Sabara and taken control of Ludania, only to have Sabara's soul fuse itself with her own."@en . . . . "Juvenile works" . "Juvenile works"@en . "The essence a pledge novel"@en . . . "Young adult fiction" . "Young adult fiction"@en . "Young adult works"@en . "Paranormal fiction"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "After decades of suffering under the tyrannical and ruthless rule of Queen Sabara, peace is seemingly restored to the country of Ludania. 17-year-old Charlaina, having played an intrinsic role in the overthrow of Sabara's brutal regime, is the new sovereign, and struggles to adjust to new responsibility, especially as the evil queen's Essence has fused with Charlaina'spsyche and is fighting to overpower her."@en . . . . . . . . "Dystopias"@en . . "The essence" . "The essence"@en . . . . "Fiction"@en . "Fiction" . "The essence : [a pledge novel]"@en . . . "Electronic books"@en . . "\"Danger, dread, mystery, and romance\" (Booklist) continue in the second book of The Pledge trilogy, as Charlie's reign is under siege from the most unusual of enemies. At the luminous conclusion of The Pledge, Charlaina defeated the tyrant Sabara and took her place as Queen of Ludania. But Charlie knows that Sabara has not disappeared: The evil queen's Essence is fused to Charlie's psyche, ready to arise at the first sign of weakness. Charlie is not weak, but she's being pushed to the brink. In addition to suppressing the ever-present influence of Sabara, she's busy being queen'and battling a growing resistance determined to return Ludania to its discriminatory caste system. Charlie wants to be the same girl Max loves, who Brook trusts, but she's Your Majesty now, and she feels torn in two. As Charlie journeys to an annual summit to meet with leaders of nearby Queendoms'an event where her ability to understand all languages will be the utmost asset'she is faced with the ultimate betrayal. And the only person she can turn to for help is the evil soul residing within."@en . "Electronic books" . . . . "Fantasy fiction"@en . . "Fantasy fiction" . . . . . "Kings, queens, rulers, etc. Fiction." . . "Kings and rulers Juvenile fiction." . . "Social classes Juvenile fiction." . . . . "Soul." . . "Ability." . . "JUVENILE FICTION / Fantasy & Magic." . . "Language and languages." . . "Ability Juvenile fiction." . . "Queens Juvenile fiction." . . "Language and languages Fiction." . . "Language and languages Juvenile fiction." . . "Ability Fiction." . .