Queens of Fennbirn (2018): A prequel novella that combines two short stories.Three Dark Crowns is a YA fantasy series by Kendare Blake. With alliances being formed, betrayals taking shape, and ruthless revenge haunting the queens’ every move, one thing is certain: the last queen standing might not be the strongest but she may be the darkest. Unfortunately for these sisters, the beginning of the Ascension Year looms ever nearer. Mirabella- while genuinely powerful- is the only one who remembers their brief childhood together, and can't bring herself to fight them.

Or at least, that's what they want everyone to believe: Arsinoe can't even grow weeds, let alone a rose, and Katharine gets sick from even the weakest poisons. The winner gets the crown the losers' bodies are thrown into an abyss, their existences left to be forgotten.įor this generation, the three Queens are Mirabella, a fierce elemental with the ability to spark hungry flames or vicious storms at the snap of her fingers Katharine, a poisoner who can ingest the most toxic poisons without so much as a stomachache and Arsinoe, a naturalist who is said to have the ability to bloom the reddest of roses and control the fiercest of lions. During their sixteenth year, these triplets must battle each other in a fight to the death. Though one Queen rules, three are born each generation, with each sister possessing one type of magic. This crown is selected not just by birthright, but by might. In the middle of an ocean rests Fennbirn, an island of magic, ruled over by a Queen. Sweet little triplets, will never be friends.

The three dark crowns series