International & #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of The Red Queen Series & The Realm Breaker Series
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Aveyard comes an epic adventure of love and betrayal, amid a brutal war for the high seas.
A forgotten heir. A world tearing apart at the seams. One girl’s fight to stop the end of everything — before it’s too late.
Her blood marks her as powerless. Her lightning says otherwise. A rebellion is rising, and Mare Barrow is its spark.
Beautifully crafted and rich with complex characters, Tempest weaves a sweeping tale that will delight readers searching for their next fantasy epic.
Elise Kova
#1 New York Times bestselling author of Arcana Academy
for Tempest
Tempest was everything I hoped it would be: epic, atmospheric, brutal, and heart wrenchingly romantic. This thrilling story will sweep you off your feet and straight into the wild blue of the Lyrian Sea—I dare you not to enjoy the adventure.
Isabel Ibañez
#1 New York Times bestselling author of Graceless Heart
for Tempest
[Aveyard] sets her audience up for a gaspworthy twist that reconfigures nearly every character’s role and leaves Mare with no one to trust but herself… This blend of fantasy and dystopia will be an unexpected and worthy addition to many genre fans’ reading list.
Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
for King's Cage
A masterful nautical tale. Aveyard’s adult debut is a cinematic triumph, brimming with adventure, ambition, and the wild pull of the sea. An exhilarating must-read.
Adalyn Grace
#1 New York Times bestselling author of Belladonna and The Wretched Divine
for Tempest
Fascinating world building… Readers will be intrigued by a world that reflects today’s troubling issues concerning ethnic inequality, unfair distribution of wealth, pollution, warfare, political corruption, and the frightening power of the media.
Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
for Red Queen
A sizzling, imaginative thriller, where romance and revolution collide, where power and justice duel. It’s exhilarating. Compelling. Action-packed. Unputdownable.
USA Today
for Red Queen
Bold, immersive, and cinematic—this is Victoria Aveyard at her finest. Tempest is a masterful blend of high-stakes intrigue, heart-stopping action, and unforgettable characters that will leave readers desperate for more.
Danielle L. Jensen
#1 New York Times bestselling author of The Bridge Kingdom and A Fate Inked in Blood
for Tempest
Tempest will sweep you away. It is a swashbuckling, high-seas rollercoaster of a novel, filled with vivid characters that you will come to love or hate. Set within a salt-stained, sun-soaked, sea-drenched world of warring pirates and a power-hungry empire Tempest is a novel that will make you feel. This is essential reading.
John Gwynne
New York Times bestselling author of the Bloodsworn Saga
for Tempest
[Aveyard’s] best yet. Sang to me like the sea: a risk-taking time-dancing tale of high adventure. I so enjoyed sailing on the Lyrian.
Sarah Rees Brennan
USA Today bestselling author of Long Live Evil
for Tempest
A romantic, swashbuckling adventure on the high seas, Tempest is steeped in atmosphere, drenched in intrigue, and stormy with yearning. I had a blast.
Laura Steven
#1 New York Times bestselling author of Our Infinite Fates and Silvercloak
for Tempest
Aveyard certainly has a flair for the dramatic… The action hits the ground running and doesn’t stop until after the last page is turned.
School Library Journal
for Glass Sword
Fast-paced and action packed, Glass Sword is compelling and strong, guaranteed to gratify anxious readers of the series and fans of dystopian and fantasy literature.
Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
for Glass Sword
Tempest blew all of my high expectations out of the water! This is a true tour de force of everything that makes a book compulsively readable: spellbinding stakes, a sumptuously detailed world, and characters who show no mercy in seizing your heart. Absolutely epic.
Alexandra Bracken
#1 New York Times bestselling author of Immortal Rose
for Tempest
High-stakes excitement and sharp plot twists… make this a fast-paced, exciting read and a thrilling sequel.
Booklist
for Glass Sword
[Aveyard] sets her audience up for a gaspworthy twist that reconfigures nearly every character’s role and leaves Mare with no one to trust but herself… This blend of fantasy and dystopia will be an unexpected and worthy addition to many genre fans’ reading list.
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
for Red Queen
The high seas are smoldering! Inexorable attraction and the sting of betrayal do battle alongside the forces of colonization and resistance. This vividly envisioned version of a distant past is filled with haunting echoes of our own, while imbued with its own distinctive magic.
Jacqueline Carey
New York Times bestselling author of the Kushiel’s Legacy series
for Tempest
Cat Rose knows what it is to live in two worlds, in two times. Before—as Lady Catrine Rose of the Meridian Empire, chained to a loathsome lord with a dwindling fortune. And after—as the Widow Rose, queen of a pirate tavern in the Lyrian Sea, determined to be the master of her own fate.
But tides turn and winds change. The Meridian Empire looms on the horizon, the full weight of her navy falling on the Lyrian, bent on reclaiming the wealthy colonies and crushing the pirate republic once and for all. Ship after ship is captured, save for one, captained by a pirate who continually evades both noose and blade: the legendary Valerian Kane.
With his fearsome ship and uncanny connection to the song of the sea, Valerian is the only man who might rally the pirates who remain. The only man who threatens the Empire. And the only man Cat has ever loved, blazing in and out of her life like a star.
Desperate for victory, the Empire offers Cat a devastating choice: bring them Valerian or hang. In truth, no choice at all.
But Cat Rose is nothing if not a survivor.
A storm is rising on the Lyrian Sea. What will it leave in its wake?
