Realm Breaker

Written by Victoria Aveyard

Narrated by Natalie Naudus

Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller! 

“A true fantasy masterpiece."" —Sabaa Tahir, #1 New York Times bestselling author

The Queen of Fantasy strikes again! This stunning new series from Victoria Aveyard, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Red Queen series is a high-voltage, high-stakes adventure where kingdoms hang in the balance and betrayal is only a breath away.

A strange darkness grows in Allward even Corayne an-Amarat can feel it in her small town at the edge of the sea. The long lost heir to an ancient lineage, it’s not until Corayne meets a rag-tag group of companions that she learns how to wield the magic slumbering in her blood—and how together they might stop what’s coming.

From her seat on the throne, Queen Erida has one aim: build a kingdom worthy of her destiny. While her court hopes to marry her off, Erida will do anything she can to avoid losing her crown—and her freedom. No matter the cost.

Meanwhile, shadowy corpse armies march the hillsides and dangerous beasts creep through fissures in the world, and a great evil grows stronger by the day. As the realm descends into chaos, the choices are clear: Save the world…or end it.

Realm Breaker is the first book in an epic series, told in multiple-POV chapters that follow an irresistible cast of characters through an incredibly imagined world, with action-packed adventure and lethal twists you won’t see coming, perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Tolkien himself.

Don’t miss Blade Breaker, the #1 New York Times bestselling sequel to Realm Breaker. 

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: May 4, 2021
• ISBN: 9780063087668

Victoria Aveyard

Victoria Aveyard was born and raised in East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, a small town known only for the worst traffic rotary in the continental United States. She moved to Los Angeles to earn a BFA in screenwriting at the University of Southern California. She currently splits her time between the East and West coasts. As an author and screenwriter, she uses her career as an excuse to read too many books and watch too many movies. She is the author of the New York Times bestselling Red Queen series, and you can visit her online at www.victoriaaveyard.com.

Reviews for Realm Breaker

[catalina · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Tbh I wanted to DNF since 40%. I just didn't like or care about any of the characters. But I loved Aveyard's Red Queen series, so that's why I at least stuck this one out.

[Brenda Woods · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

I read this book because I loved the Red Queen series, but this was a disappointment. I could not get hooked on the characters or the plot. I honestly thought this was a sequel at first because there was a lack of character introduction and development.

[Jennifer Gonzales · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

This book was too slow paced for me. The character development was a tough sell as well and hard to find connections with. I did enjoy the setting though.

[RJ Roque · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Extremely beautiful world. I love this author and her work. But I have to say that this can not be compared to Red Queen . This is strictly fantasy and not Dystopyam fantasy. Embrace it on its own and love it the way I did. The ONLY critic I dare to give would be to pick up the pace slightly. I love slow reads as I thoroughly enjoyed 'A Song of Ice and Fire', but this was too slow for a new adventure.

[Amber · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

It is mind blowing how each page is more thrilling than the last! I'm so excited to read the next book!!!

[Ana LibrariAna · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Great start of a very promising series. Great world building and great characters-each perfectly flawed in its unique way.

[Nicolle Lima · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A generic, but good book. Recommend it, besides not having such a good plot.

[Colette Leah Bowlby · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Can’t wait for book two !!!! June 22nd feels far away , loved this book , the descriptive writing keeps you wanting more , so many strong characters .

[Billie · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Realm Breaker
Victoria Aveyard
YA Fantasy
Scribd Audio


Set in a medieval-type world with its own gods and legends, heroes and villains, and a whole bunch of main characters: a squire, a young girl, two immortals, assassin, pirates, sorceress, forger, bounty hunter, and a queen, and each one gets their own chapters. Some seek to open the spindles, openings to other realms, to bring this realm to its knees, and others seek to stop them to save the realm.

My first thought is that maybe listening to this book might not be the right thing. Sure the chapters were titled with who was talking, but some of the names sounded similar, so it took me a while to connect the characters with who they were in the book. Though even towards the end I had to stop to think about who they were, especially when another character with a similar name, (but no chapter for themselves) was introduced. I feel there were just too many MCs so it might be easier to recognize the names by sight instead of hearing.

But it was a good story. Monsters, gods, and legends all mixed together creating this world described in great detail, and not overly described for the word count. Though 'gash' seemed to be a popular word for this story. Once or twice was ok, but I thought there were too many too close together. (Was there a 'shock' intended by the author and that was the reason she overly used it?)

I would compare this to any story centered around a group on a quest. There is a hint of romance, but nothing notable in this book, but this is a series. But there is violence, killing, war, etc, and a few deaths that are interesting, to say the least.

3 Stars

[Raelie AD · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Amazing!! I really wasn’t expecting to love this book and series so much. It’s high stakes adventure funny epic fantasy, on land and sea. Highly recommended for Six of Crows/King of Scar series, Sarah J. Maas, Red Queen series and other epic fantasy fans. And narrator was amazing, hoping she reads the rest of the series.

[Haze · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Really good world-building! I can't wait to see where the plot and the whole series goes beyond this. ❤

[sedodge-608996 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

the story is AMAZING. The only thing I'm a bit disappointed in is the character development and interaction though. I think that there was so much potential for great relationships to bloom (both friendly and otherwise), and we just didn't get that side of the companions. None the less, I am very excited to read the next one!

[wyvernfriend · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is very much a setting the scene for future stories, getting the group together and getting them to work as a team; along with presenting the world that the story is set in, is most of what this book is about. We have a mixed bag of heroes and they all have their own secrets and reasons to try to stop the world from being desroyed. Meanwhile the people who are trying to open this world to strange and otherworldly influences are themselves strange and otherworldly and you have a feeling they have reasons that they're not divulging.It's interesting and complex and a rewarding read. I was left wanting more.

[jmchshannon · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Goddess knows I wanted to like Realm Breaker by Victoria Aveyard. After all, there are few fantasy novels I don’t like. Maybe because it came on the heels of two outstanding SFF novels, but I could not get into it. While I know that its similarities to The Lord of the Rings trilogy are intentional – because Ms. Aveyard tells us so in her author’s notes – I found it difficult to not compare the two. Of course, Realm Breaker can not compare. Not only does it take too long to build the merry band of adventurers, but there is also no real enemy to unite them. Plus, they don’t have nearly the same charm and magic as the Fellowship. To make things worse, I find the worldbuilding lacking and struggled in general with the fact that the Frodo of the group just so happens to instinctively know what to do when it comes time for her to do her thing, especially after she spends most of the novel before that point worrying about the fact that she had no clue about any of it. While I came around as the story drew to a close, I can’t say that I am vested enough in the story or the characters to want to continue with the sequel.

[sennebec · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

There are times when I reach the end of a first series book and the conclusion leaves me feeling wanting or frustrated. This is definitely not the case here. Granted there are things hanging at the end, but they're perfect lead-ins for what's to come. The action is this is very satisfying, the world is intriguing and the characters both well defined and pretty darn interesting. I'm definitely on board with what comes next.