Realm Breaker
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4.2 • 163 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller!
“A true fantasy masterpiece." —Sabaa Tahir, #1 New York Times bestselling author
The Queen of Fantasy strikes again! This stunning new series from Victoria Aveyard, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Red Queen series is a high-voltage, high-stakes adventure where kingdoms hang in the balance and betrayal is only a breath away.
A strange darkness grows in Allward even Corayne an-Amarat can feel it in her small town at the edge of the sea. The long lost heir to an ancient lineage, it’s not until Corayne meets a rag-tag group of companions that she learns how to wield the magic slumbering in her blood—and how together they might stop what’s coming.
From her seat on the throne, Queen Erida has one aim: build a kingdom worthy of her destiny. While her court hopes to marry her off, Erida will do anything she can to avoid losing her crown—and her freedom. No matter the cost.
Meanwhile, shadowy corpse armies march the hillsides and dangerous beasts creep through fissures in the world, and a great evil grows stronger by the day. As the realm descends into chaos, the choices are clear: Save the world…or end it.
Realm Breaker is the first book in an epic series, told in multiple-POV chapters that follow an irresistible cast of characters through an incredibly imagined world, with action-packed adventure and lethal twists you won’t see coming, perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Tolkien himself.
Don’t miss Blade Breaker, the #1 New York Times bestselling sequel to Realm Breaker.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Young-adult fantasy superstar Victoria Aveyard follows up her acclaimed Red Queen series with a fantastical new hero’s journey. When long-closed magical portals start opening—and bad things come out of them—teenager Corayne’s quiet life takes an unexpected turn. Corayne’s newfound squad, which includes a seen-it-all immortal being, a badass female assassin, and a cute young squire who’s eager to help, join her fight against the evil mastermind behind the portals. Realm Breaker is a fresh, inclusive take on epic fantasy. Complete with high stakes, detailed mythology, a sly sense of humor, and lots of romance (even among the villains!), Aveyard’s book pulls us into an intriguing and vividly drawn world.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Only descendants of Old Cor, an ancient fallen empire, can manipulate the Spindle gates that connect Allward to other worlds. One such individual, Cortael, believes the Spindles should stay shut, as they have for centuries—not all realms are friendly, after all, and some contain monsters. Cortael's twin, Taristan, however, aims to open as many Spindles as he can find, destabilizing Allward so that the evil entity he worships, What Waits, can take over. When Taristan kills Cortael during a battle for control of a Spindle, Cortael's ally Domacridhan—an immortal "Elder" whose ancestors hail from another land—tracks down Corayne an-Amarat, the 17-year-old daughter of Cortael and a notorious pirate queen, and persuades her to help stop her uncle. Aiding their quest are 17-year-old squire Andry Trelland and 30-year-old assassin Sorasa Sarn, among others. Insufficiently elucidated worldbuilding and late-defined stakes hinder this expansive, action-packed series launch from Aveyard (the Red Queen series). Some point-of view characters lack depth, but the ensemble cast, whose skin tones range from golden to dark brown, features several fierce females whose uncertain fates may lure readers back for the sequel. Ages 13–up.
Customer Reviews
Obsessed
When the A Team fails, the B Team has to step up and save the world—if they can manage not to kill each other first. There’s a found family made up of diverse characters with their own defined personalities, histories, and motivations; rich and storied world building; a fantastic villain with a villain romance; a gorgeously done enemies-to-lovers slooooow burn (and I do mean slow). As always, Victoria kills it with the big action sequences and the plot twists. Forever obsessed.
Not for me
I tried reading this after i finished ACOTAR and could not get into it. Immediately you are introduced to 10-20 new characters with no insight into any of them, just a bunch of random hard to remember names and a plot that bounces around. I couldn’t even tell you what the first 20 pages were about, poorly written