"[Blade Breaker] builds to a nail-biting reckoning of a climax. . . Will leave readers gasping for more." - Kirkus Reviews
"A volatile world with a dynamic heroine." - Booklist
"High-stakes excitement and sharp plot twists. . . make this a fast-paced, exciting read and a thrilling sequel." - Booklist
"Aveyard weaves a compelling new world of action-packed surprises. . . inventive, character-driven." - Kirkus Reviews
Praise for the Red Queen series:
"Simmering with internal conflict and well-devised courtly scheming." - Kirkus Reviews
"Like Aveyard's hit Red Queen books, this series starter is a hefty tome with well-mapped details of lands, monsters, and people. Rotating narrators keep the story fresh and leave readers wanting more." - Booklist
Praise for the Realm Breaker series:
"The entire time I was reading REALM BREAKER, I wanted one thing: for the book to never end. It is classic yet groundbreaking, romantic yet edgy, a rollicking adventure that carries you along at a relentless pace. A true fantasy masterpiece." - Sabaa Tahir, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the An Ember in the Ashes series.
"Set in a sprawling world of warring empires and hair-raising magic that any reader would want to get lost in, REALM BREAKER is a fantasy fan's dream, injected with Aveyard's trademark action, heart, and razor-sharp characters." - Roseanne A. Brown, New York Times Bestselling Author of A Song of Wraiths and Ruin
"Realm Breaker is the kind of book you take with you to your favorite reading chair. The world is rich and built with deep care; the characters are complex and flawed; the story is filled with the kind of sweeping scale that fantasy does best. This is a new classic." - Marie Lu, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Skyhunter
"An enthralling adventure, a richly imagined world, and the most impossible odds combine to make Realm Breaker an addictive, tightly-paced gem of a book. Readers will delight in Aveyard's bewitching new beginning, all at once epic in scope and intimate in detail. It's the adventure I was desperate to go on as a teenager and the kind of story I eagerly devour as an adult." - Emma Theriault, author of Rebel Rose
"A sizzling, imaginative thriller, where romance and revolution collide, where power and justice duel. It's exhilarating. Compelling. Action-packed. Unputdownable." - USA Today
"[Aveyard] sets her audience up for a gaspworthy twist that reconfigures nearly every character's role and leaves Mare with no one to trust but herself. . . This blend of fantasy and dystopia will be an unexpected and worthy addition to many genre fans' reading list." - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"The action hits the ground running and doesn't stop until after the last page is turned." - School Library Journal
"Breakneck pace and engaging characters." - School Library Journal
"Fascinating world building. . . Readers will be intrigued by a world that reflects today's troubling issues concerning ethnic inequality, unfair distribution of wealth, pollution, warfare, political corruption, and the frightening power of the media." - Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
"Fast-paced and action packed, Glass Sword is compelling and strong, guaranteed to gratify anxious readers of the series and fans of dystopian and fantasy literature." - Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)