Crush the King
core novel 2020 Crown of Shards
Record
| First published | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.09 (7,707 ratings, collected 2026-11-05) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780062797698 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Synopsis
Everleigh Blair, queen of Bellona, has survived the murder of her family and trained as a warrior with an elite gladiator troupe. After a further attempt on her life by the king of Morta, she decides to stop defending and go on the attack against her enemies. She chooses the Regalia Games, a sporting event attended by nobles and royals from every kingdom, as the place to strike. The plan goes wrong, and a new and unexpected danger appears. To defeat her foes and keep her throne, Evie must learn more about the magic growing inside her and face the people who want her kingdom.
Where it sits
- Universe: Crown of Shards
- Series: Crown of Shards core; position 3 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Jennifer Estep
Notes
- From the series record (Crown of Shards): Everleigh Blair, a magic-immune noblewoman of Bellona, survives a royal massacre, trains as a gladiator and fights to reclaim and hold the throne.
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 Crown of Shards: position 3 of 3: previous Protect the Prince (2019)
- Internal chronology, within Crown of Shards: position 5 of 6: previous Tear Down the Throne (2022) · next Conquer the Kingdom (2023)
Sources
- Jennifer Estep - Crown of Shards series
- Wikipedia: Jennifer Estep
- Akademibokhandeln listing
- Rising Shadow
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