But Sorasa watched them intently, weighing each person on board as she would a prize pig. “The other travelers weren’t of much interest to her, not while the ship raced toward the open sea. She also adds a layer of humour to the story, which feels necessary and welcome in high fantasy. She always manages to scrape through an altercation, and is incredibly skilled in combat. Sorasa was probably my favourite character. Realm Breaker positions women at the centre of this tale, emphasising their strength and tenacity - their determination.

Victoria’s strength lies in the cast of characters she’s erected, from a ruthless and witty assassin and a noble and proud Elder, to a mysterious but powerful sorceress and an underestimated but courageous and humble young squire. The world-building in this series is immense, and it’s evident how much thought and planning has gone into crafting this tale. Victoria is skilled at weaving together fast-paced adventures, filled to the brim with urgency and tension. He was not a brawler like some they’d trained with.” The sword at his hip was thin, a light blade of good steel. “Garion’s eyes trailed from her face to the dagger, weighing them both. When she learns the identity of her father, she is thrust into an urgent and dangerous quest to save her home - Allward. She’s young and sheltered, but wise, and she desperately craves adventure and purpose. Switching POV between multiple characters, the story predominantly follows Corayne an-Amarat, a pirate’s daughter and the secret child of the ancient Spindleblood lineage. Realm Breaker is full of heart and heroics, with moments of humour peppered throughout. Victoria Aveyard’s Realm Breaker is the first novel in a new fantasy series that follows a madcap group of misfits as they band together to save their realm. And only Corayne can stop him.Īlongside an unlikely group of reluctant allies, Corayne finds herself on a desperate journey to complete an impossible task, with untold magic singing in her blood and the fate of the world on her shoulders. With poison in his heart and a stolen sword in his hand, he’ll break the realm itself to claim it. Even Corayne an-Amarat can feel it, tucked away in her small town at the edge of the sea.įate knocks on her door, in the form of a mythical immortal and a lethal assassin, who tell Corayne that she is the last of an ancient lineage – with the power to save the world from destruction.īecause a man who would burn kingdoms to the ground is raising an army unlike any seen before, bent on uprooting the foundations of the world.

A strange darkness is growing in the Ward.

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