{"product_id":"cruel-crown-isbn-9780062435347","title":"Cruel Crown","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling series!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscover the truth of Norta's bloody past in this paperback bind-up of two novella-length prequels to #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Victoria Aveyard’s Red Queen series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eQueen Song: \u003c\/em\u003eQueen Coriane, first wife of King Tiberias, keeps a secret diary—how else can she ensure that no one at the palace will use her thoughts against her? Coriane recounts her heady courtship with the crown prince, the birth of a new prince, Cal, and the potentially deadly challenges that lay ahead for her in royal life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSteel Scars: \u003c\/em\u003eCaptain Farley exchanges coded transmissions with the resistance as she travels the land recruiting black market traders, smugglers, and extremists for her first attempt at an attack on the capital. She was raised to be strong, but planting the seeds of rebellion in Norta is a tougher job than expected—until she stumbles upon a connection that may prove to be the key to the entire operation: Mare Barrow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese novellas are also available in \u003cem\u003eBroken Throne\u003c\/em\u003e—the stunning companion to the Red Queen series!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlus, don't miss Realm Breaker! Irresistibly action-packed and full of lethal surprises, this stunning fantasy series from Victoria Aveyard, #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of the Red Queen series, begins where hope is lost and asks: When the heroes have fallen, who will take up the sword?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eTwo women on either side of the Silver and Red divide tell the stories no one else knows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscover the truth of Norta’s bloody past in these two revealing prequels to #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eRed Queen\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQUEEN SONG\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQueen Coriane, first wife of King Tiberias, keeps a secret diary—how else can she ensure that no one at the palace will use her thoughts against her? 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