Realm Breaker
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4.2 • 83 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller!
Irresistibly action-packed and full of lethal surprises, this stunning new fantasy series from Victoria Aveyard, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Red Queen series, begins where hope is lost and asks: When the heroes have fallen, who will take up the sword?
A strange darkness grows in Allward.
Even Corayne an-Amarat can feel it, tucked away in her small town at the edge of the sea.
She soon discovers the truth: She is the last of an ancient lineage—and the last hope to save the world from destruction. But she won’t be alone. Even as darkness falls, she is joined by a band of unlikely companions:
A squire, forced to choose between home and honor.An immortal, avenging a broken promise.An assassin, exiled and bloodthirsty.An ancient sorceress, whose riddles hide an eerie foresight.A forger with a secret past.A bounty hunter with a score to settle.
Together they stand against a vicious opponent, invincible and determined to burn all kingdoms to ash, and an army unlike anything the realm has ever witnessed.
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.
