Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard

Glass Sword

Victoria Aveyard

HarperCollins · Paperback · April 3, 2018

The #1 New York Times bestselling series!

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Who it’s for
If you want your fantasy sharp-edged and romantic, this is the lane.
Genres
YA Dystopian Fiction, YA Fantasy, YA Fantasy Romance
Published
HarperCollins, April 3, 2018

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About this book

The #1 New York Times bestselling series! Perfect for fans of Lauren Robert's Powerless and George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones series, Glass Sword is the high-stakes follow-up to the #1 New York Times bestselling Red Queen. Mare Barrow's blood is red—the color of common folk—but her Silver ability, the power to control lightning, has turned her into a weapon that the royal court tries to control.

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The crown calls her an impossibility, a fake, but as she makes her escape from Maven, the prince—the friend—who betrayed her, Mare uncovers something startling: she is not the only one of her kind. Pursued by Maven, now a vindictive king, Mare sets out to find and recruit other Red-and-Silver fighters to join in the struggle against her oppressors. But Mare finds herself on a deadly path, at risk of becoming exactly the kind of monster she is trying to defeat. Will she shatter under the weight of the lives that are the cost of rebellion? Or have treachery and betrayal hardened her forever? 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!

Sharp Fantasy

If you want your fantasy sharp-edged and romantic, this is the lane.

Come here for

  • dark YA fantasy edge
  • romance-forward fantasy

Expect

  • YA pacing
  • category-true tropes

Where it sits

YA Fantasy Romance50%
YA Dystopian Fiction41%
YA Fantasy31%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • YA Adventure
  • YA Dystopian Fiction
  • YA Family Stories
  • YA Fantasy
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  • YA Stories About Girls & Women
  • Historical YA
  • YA Romance
  • Paranormal YA Romance
Authors
Victoria Aveyard
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
April 3, 2018
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
YA Adventure