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Cruel Crown

Victoria Aveyard

Ages 13–17

Readers rate it 3.4 (94 on Hardcover)

208 pages · Released Jan 5, 2016

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Cruel Crown is a collection of two novellas serving as prequels to Red Queen, exploring the backstories of Queen Coriane and Captain Farley in a dystopian world of Silver aristocracy and Red rebellion. While the stories contain moderate violence, political intrigue, and some romantic elements, the content is typical of upper YA dystopian fiction. The narratives emphasize resilience and resistance against oppression, though some mature themes and palace dangers are present.

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Two women on either side of the Silver-Red divide tell the stories no one else knows. Discover the truth of Norta's bloody past in these two revealing prequels to #1 New York Times bestseller Red Queen. Also includes an exclusive excerpt of the hotly anticipated second book in the Red Queen series! Glass Sword transpor... Two women on either side of the Silver-Red divide tell the stories no one else knows. Discover the truth of Norta's bloody past in these two revealing prequels to #1 New York Times bestseller Red Queen. Also includes an exclusive excerpt of the hotly anticipated second book in the Red Queen series! Glass Sword transports readers to the world of Silver tyranny, a Red dawn rising, and one girl's resolve to break down the system that will hold her back no longer. Queen Song Queen Coriane, first wife of King Tiberias, keeps a secret diary—how else can she ensure that no one at the palace will use her thoughts against her? Coriane recounts her heady courtship with the crown prince, the birth of a new prince, Cal, and the potentially deadly challenges that lay ahead for her in royal life. Steel Scars Captain Farley exchanges coded transmissions with the resistance as she travels the land recruiting black market traders, smugglers, and extremists for her first attempt at an attack on the capital. She was raised to be strong, but planting the seeds of rebellion in Norta is a tougher job than expected—until she stumbles upon a connection that may prove to be the key to the entire operation: Mare Barrow.

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  • Juvenile Fiction
  • Unloveable Characters
  • Not Diverse Characters
  • Weak Character Development
  • Plot driven
  • Character driven
  • Adventurous
  • emotional
  • Young Adult
  • Dystopian
  • Short stories
  • Dystopia

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ISBN 9780062435347 · HarperTeen

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