Red Queen
This is a world divided by blood – red or silver.
The Reds are commoners, ruled by a Silver elite in possession of god-like superpowers. And to Mare Barrow, a seventeen-year-old Red girl from the poverty-stricken Stilts, it seems like nothing will ever change.
That is, until she finds herself working in the Silver Palace. Here, surrounded by the people she hates the most, Mare discovers that, despite her red blood, she possesses a deadly power of her own. One that threatens to destroy the balance of power.
Fearful of Mare's potential, the Silvers hide her in plain view, declaring her a long-lost Silver princess, now engaged to a Silver prince. Despite knowing that one misstep would mean her death, Mare works silently to help the Red Guard, a militant resistance group, and bring down the Silver regime.
But this is a world of betrayal and lies, and Mare has entered a dangerous dance – Reds against Silvers, prince against prince, and Mare against her own heart.
Goodreads Choice Award Winner for Debut Goodreads Author (2015); Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction (2015)
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About the Red Queen Series
Books in series order
- 1.Red Queen(2015)
- 2.Glass Sword(2016)
- 3.King's Cage(2017)
- 4.War Storm(2018)
- +Queen Song: A Red Queen Novella(2015)
- +Red Queen: The Official Coloring Book(2016)
- +Steel Scars: A Red Queen Novella(2016)
Reading age: 14+ years
This series should be read in order.
Graceling meets The Selection in Victoria Aveyard's acclaimed fantasy series about seventeen-year-old Mare, a common girl whose latent magical powers draw her into the dangerous world of the elite ruling class.
Mare Barrow's world is divided by blood – those with common, Red blood serve the Silver-blooded elite, who are gifted with superhuman abilities. Mare is a Red, scraping by as a thief, until, by a twist of fate, she discovers an ability all her own. One wrong move can lead to her death, but in the dangerous game she plays, the only certainty is betrayal. Will her power save her or condemn her?