Capture the Crown
core novel 2021 Crown of Shards
Record
| First published | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.94 (4,876 ratings, collected 2026-11-05) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780063023031 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Gemma Ripley, crown princess of Andvari, is known at court as a princess who cares only about clothes and jewels. In secret she is a strong mind magier and a spy for her kingdom. While looking into tearstone that is being stolen from a royal mine, she ends up behind enemy lines and has to team up with Prince Leonidas Morricone of Morta, a rival kingdom. Her gargoyle companion, Grimley, helps her. Gemma's attraction to Leo, and the danger posed by his family and Queen Maeven, complicate her mission. The closer she gets to the missing tearstone, the deadlier the plots she uncovers become.
Where it sits
- Universe: Crown of Shards
- Series: Gargoyle Queen core; position 1 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Jennifer Estep
Notes
- Gemma Ripley first appears as a child in Kill the Queen.
- From the series record (Gargoyle Queen): Gemma Ripley, a princess of Andvari who poses as a frivolous royal, works as a spy against the kingdom of Morta in the same world.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Gargoyle Queen: position 1 of 3: next Tear Down the Throne (2022)
- Internal chronology, within Crown of Shards: position 2 of 6: previous Kill the Queen (2018) · next Protect the Prince (2019)
Sources
- Jennifer Estep - Capture the Crown announcement
- Most Recommended Books - Gargoyle Queen
- Buxton Village Books listing (Harper Voyager)
- Rising Shadow
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