Slave, Warrior, Queen (Of Crowns and Glory—Book 1)
By Morgan Rice
- Release Date: 2016-05-14
- Genre: Fantasy for Young Adults
Description
“Morgan Rice has come up with what promises to be another brilliant series, immersing us in a fantasy of valor, honor, courage, magic and faith in your destiny. Morgan has managed again to produce a strong set of characters that make us cheer for them on every page.…Recommended for the permanent library of all readers that love a well-written fantasy.”
--Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (regarding Rise of the Dragons)
From #1 Bestselling author Morgan Rice comes a sweeping new fantasy series.
17 year old Ceres, a beautiful, poor girl in the Empire city of Delos, lives the harsh and unforgiving life of a commoner. By day she delivers her father’s forged weapons to the palace training grounds, and by night she secretly trains with them, yearning to be a warrior in a land where girls are forbidden to fight. With her pending sale to slavehood, she is desperate.
18 year old Prince Thanos despises everything his royal family stands for. He abhors their harsh treatment of the masses, especially the brutal competition—The Killings—that lies at the heart of the city. He yearns to break free from the restraints of his upbringing, yet he, a fine warrior, sees no way out.
When Ceres stuns the court with her hidden powers, she finds herself wrongfully imprisoned, doomed to an even worse life than she could imagine. Thanos, smitten, must choose if he will risk it all for her. Yet, thrust into a world of duplicity and deadly secrets, Ceres quickly learns there are those who rule, and those who are their pawns. And that sometimes, being chosen is the worst that can happen.
SLAVE, WARRIOR, QUEEN tells an epic tale of tragic love, vengeance, betrayal, ambition, and destiny. Filled with unforgettable characters and heart-pounding action, it transports us into a world we will never forget, and makes us fall in love with fantasy all over again.
Book #2--ROGUE, PRISONER, PRINCESS--is also available!
Reviews
Awesome story!!
5By Mandy LarsenLove this book! Read it twice now. It should definitely become a movie.Chance to Survive
4By VeniseLCeres meets offensive near-death challenges and runs toward a chance in life, to ultimately wield a sword against a contender in the Stade.I got it for free
5By CstictWow! This sucked me in from the beginning and I can’t wait to read more. I don’t buy books because I would be broke so I’ll be looking for the rest of the series at the library. The only part I didn’t really like was how fast the main character and Thanos fell in love. That was unrealistic and there wasn’t enough there to make me feel it was love at first sight.Bad Writing
2By Lainie9999I knew that I would not be reading the rest of the series when the author wrote that a shriek “tumbled“ from a man’s lips. Why would you ever describe a shriek as 'tumbling' from someone’s lips?Bored
1By Tdelight78It was similar to previous book series I read. Didn’t want to finish to series this time.Slave warrior queen
5By zeusbooAnother great story by M Rice. Well written with great characters and plot.Slave, Warrior, Queen
5By Yankeebabe0728Awesome, well told tale of love & loss, victory & defeat, triumphs & tragedies. Highly recommend by all means give this one a try you may just find your new favorite author.Life is never dull
5By Leaper1A story of love of family, friends and country. What is right and good?Not my favorite
1By jessmarie1591This book did not take you on a journey. It simply told you what happened and then moved on to the next thing. The characters were unrealistic and the extreme cruelty of the world was unbelievable, as in I just didn’t buy it. The bones of a good story were there, it just didn’t do it for me.Great read
5By galad2018Strongly recommendWill finish review later
2By SirHonestLaterDisappointed but wanted to love it
2By NiracomixThe writing is stilted, awkward and overwrought. The plot is lame and the characters are one-dimensional stereotypes. And why do they depict Ceres as an archer on the cover when she mainly uses a sword? There’s some talent exhibited but too little; I could never recommend this book or series.Not worth your time.
1By I feel dumb!Terrible writing style, horrible plot. Author couldn’t seem to decide where they were going with the story. A lot like other books by this author, no character development, lots a exciting things happen but are poorly described and not well thought out and they write enough in one book just to get u to buy the next where more of the same happens. Lame.Slave Warrior Queen
5By drum runnerLoved it.Wow
5By La8(:I fell in love with this book within the first few pages. Cere is such a strong female character breaking the rules of her land of how women need to be and what they are capable of doing. This series is a must read! I love itIt was OK
3By The Mystic Honey BadgerHonestly, this isn't the worst book I've read; however, it's not the best either. I did enjoy the setting, and there was a chapter from the perspective of one of the rebels that I liked. That being said, this book really needed some more editing before publication. There are some word usage errors, and the story's pacing did feel a bit rushed. Also, some things the characters did seemed illogical. I don't want to give away any spoilers, but there were several instances that really stood out to me. Overall, this wasn't a bad way to kill a few hours, but I wasn't blown away.Absolutely terrible!!!
1By Marissa WillsonOk so I was intrigued by the title and the summary but this book was terrible! There was no flow of events in the plot, the character were all over the place, and the summary and title didn't even fit to the book. Please don't waste your time downloading this.Great Book
4By MsSulliAwesome storyline & charactersWow - this was a great read!
5By Bookworming itI could not get enough of Ceres' story. I could not put book one down! The feelings she had for both Rexus and Thanos was frustrating because you really wanted to root for both of them equally. Ceres is such a warrior and I did not expect some of the twists in this story. I'm already started on book 3 and I cannot get enough!!
