King of the Rising
core novel 2020 Islands of Blood and Storm
Record
| First published | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.51 (400 ratings, collected 2026-09-15) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780316454957 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
King of the Rising continues the Islands of Blood and Storm duology after the events of Queen of the Conquered, picking up with the aftermath of the deadly succession struggle that consumed the first book among the ruling Jannik family and the wider colonized islands. With the balance of power among the kongelig noble houses and the enslaved population thrown into disarray by what Sigourney Rose set in motion, the novel follows the fallout as old alliances collapse and new ones form amid the islands' escalating unrest. Continuing the first book's use of the forbidden kraft abilities and its unflinching look at colonial violence, the sequel pushes the conflict between the ruling class and those they have oppressed toward a reckoning that the first novel's succession contest only began.
Where it sits
- Universe: Islands of Blood and Storm
- Series: Islands of Blood and Storm core; position 2 of 2 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Kacen Callender
Notes
- From the series record (Islands of Blood and Storm): A complete duology set in a Caribbean-inspired archipelago under colonial rule, following a survivor of a massacred royal line who can control others' minds as she claws her way toward the throne that destroyed her family. Kacen Callender's first universe in this canon.
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 Islands of Blood and Storm: position 2 of 2: previous Queen of the Conquered (2019)
Sources
← Islands of Blood and Storm dossier · All universes
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