King's Cage
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4.5 • 1.6K Ratings
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Publisher Description
The third book in the thrilling #1 New York Times bestselling series!
In this breathless third installment to Victoria Aveyard’s #1 New York Times bestselling Red Queen series, rebellion is rising and allegiances will be tested on every side. Perfect for fans of Lauren Robert's Powerless and George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones series.
Mare Barrow is a prisoner, powerless without her lightning, tormented by her lethal mistakes. She lives at the mercy of a boy she once loved, a boy made of lies and betrayal. Now a king, Maven Calore continues weaving his dead mother's web in an attempt to maintain control over his country—and his prisoner.
As Mare bears the weight of Silent Stone in the palace, her once-ragtag band of newbloods and Reds continue organizing, training, and expanding. They prepare for war, no longer able to linger in the shadows. And Cal, the exiled prince with his own claim on Mare's heart, will stop at nothing to bring her back.
When blood turns on blood, and ability on ability, there may be no one left to put out the fire—leaving Norta as Mare knows it to burn all the way down.
Discover more wonders in the world of Red Queen with Broken Throne: A Red Queen Collection, a companion novel with stories from fan favorites and new voices, featuring never-before-seen maps, flags, bonus scenes, journal entries, and much more exclusive content!
Enemies to Lovers: He was the boy she thought she loved. Now he’s the cruel king who holds her prisoner. Mare is at Maven’s mercy, but the line between hatred and their twisted history is a razor’s edge.A Unique Magic System: In a world divided by blood, Mare Barrow is an impossibility—a Red girl with the lightning of the Silver elite. But as the rebellion of newbloods grows, a war of abilities is about to ignite.Morally Grey Characters: From the exiled prince Cal fighting for his kingdom to the boy king Maven clinging to his crown, allegiances are a matter of survival, and no one is purely good or evil.High-Stakes Betrayal: Imprisoned and silenced by Silent Stone, Mare must navigate a court of lies where every smile hides a dagger and her primary tormentor wears a familiar face.
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Leashed like an animal and trotted out as a trophy of war, Mare Barrow passes her 18th birthday imprisoned by King Maven and turned into a puppet of a propaganda machine bent on destroying the Scarlet Guard. In this third installment of the Red Queen series, Aveyard's frenetic action sequences initially take a backseat to the patient study of Mare's captivity. But there are still plenty of schemes amid royal fissures and ill-fated rescues, an assassination attempt, and raging battles on multiple fronts to help this story keep pace with the previous installments. A newblood struggling with her deadly abilities and a princess begrudgingly betrothed to Maven narrate a few chapters of their own, but the majority of the tale is again seen through the eyes of Aveyard's "little lightning girl," who remains a relatable and deeply flawed heroine. Concluding as hope dwindles that the Reds will ever be free of the Silver crown, Aveyard adeptly sets the scene for a fourth book to follow, amid a war not yet won. Ages 13 up.
Customer Reviews
Feels
My heart has stopped beating ever since I finished Glass Sword... I gotta stop reading these kind of books that mess with my emotions. And I will... After this book comes out
In Mare’s captivity
We struggle with Mare as she is held by Maven. The climax is an amazing battle that ends with heartbreak. This is an outstanding book.
Not my favorite in the series
I have enjoyed reading this series until now…book three was agonizingly slow to get through. I will probably still read the fourth book, but only because I couldn’t put the first two down.