Two Twisted Crowns
core novel 2023 The Shepherd King
Record
| First published | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.37 (569,309 ratings, collected 2026-08-20) |
| Page count | 437 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780316312714 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
Two Twisted Crowns continues The Shepherd King duology directly after the events of One Dark Window, opening with Elspeth trapped within her own mind while the Nightmare, the spirit sharing her body, takes control and shows little willingness to relinquish it. Ravyn Yew, still bound to Elspeth by more than duty, must find a way to reach her even as he negotiates uneasily with the presence that has displaced her. With most of the twelve Providence Cards already gathered, the remaining obstacle is the final, most crucial card, the Twin Alders, and the only guide who might lead them to it is the Nightmare itself. The quest pushes Ravyn and Elspeth's companions beyond the mist-shrouded forest around their kingdom of Blunder, forcing them to confront old and new threats as the solstice presses closer and the fate of Blunder's infected hangs in the balance.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Shepherd King
- Series: The Shepherd King core; position 2 of 2 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Rachel Gillig
Notes
- From the series record (The Shepherd King): Two-book duology in settled internal chronology, marketed and reviewed throughout as complete.
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 The Shepherd King: position 2 of 2: previous One Dark Window (2022)
Sources
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