Queen of Shadows
Readers rate it 4.4 (1.5K on Hardcover)
656 pages · Released 2015 · Bloomsbury
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Queen of Shadows is the fourth book in the Throne of Glass series and is decidedly YA with mature content that skews toward older teens. The story contains significant fantasy violence including battle scenes, assassination, and torture; romantic and sexual content; and heavy themes around trauma, imprisonment, and demoniac possession. However, the narrative emphasizes courage, loyalty, found family, and reclaiming agency after suffering—redemptive elements that resonate with the intended audience.
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Everyone Celaena Sardothien loves has been taken from her. But she's at last returned to the empire-for vengeance, to rescue her once-glorious kingdom, and to confront the shadows of her past... She has embraced her identity as Aelin Galathynius, Queen of Terrasen. But before she can reclaim her throne, she must fig... Everyone Celaena Sardothien loves has been taken from her. But she's at last returned to the empire-for vengeance, to rescue her once-glorious kingdom, and to confront the shadows of her past... She has embraced her identity as Aelin Galathynius, Queen of Terrasen. But before she can reclaim her throne, she must fight. She will fight for her cousin, a warrior prepared to die just to see her again. She will fight for her friend, a young man trapped in an unspeakable prison. And she will fight for her people, enslaved to a brutal king and awaiting their lost queen's triumphant return. Celaena's epic journey has captured the hearts and imaginations of millions across the globe. This fourth volume will hold readers rapt as Celaena's story builds to a passionate, agonizing crescendo that might just shatter her world.
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- Magic
- YA
- High Fantasy
- Fiction
- Romance
- Fantasy
- Royalty
- Court
- Rebellion
- Assassins
- Insurgency
- Juvenile fiction
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ISBN 9781619636040 · Bloomsbury