Iron Crowned
core novel 2011 Dark Swan
Record
| First published | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.06 (18,796 ratings, collected 2026-08-30) |
| Page count | 378 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781420122527 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Synopsis
In the third Dark Swan novel, Eugenie Markham, now established as queen of the Thorn Land and known to be the daughter of the Storm King, continues trying to balance her royal responsibilities in the Otherworld with an ordinary life in the mortal world. She remains under pressure over the prophecy surrounding her future offspring even as a devastating war threatens to overwhelm her kingdom. Seeking a way to end the conflict, Eugenie considers pursuing the legendary Iron Crown, a source of overwhelming power rumored able to turn the tide, though claiming it means confronting serious risk to herself. Her search is complicated by uncertain allies, including the fairy king Dorian, whose motives are not entirely clear, and her former lover Kiyo, whose own loyalties are far from settled, leaving Eugenie to weigh whether the Crown's power is worth what it might cost her.
Where it sits
- Universe: Dark Swan
- Series: Dark Swan core; position 3 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Richelle Mead
Notes
- From the series record (Dark Swan): Complete four-book urban fantasy sequence following a shaman and monster-hunter entangled in Otherworld fae politics.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Dark Swan: position 3 of 4: previous Thorn Queen (2009) · next Shadow Heir (2011)
Sources
- Wikipedia: Dark Swan
- https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781420111798
- https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/9781420122527/iron-crowned/
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