Realm Breaker: The First Entry in an Epic Young Adult Fantasy Series full of Battles

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“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. 

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Published May 4, 2021

576 pages

Average rating: 7.32

25 RATINGS

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Amelia Amy
May 22, 2026
6/10 stars
"Only Men Can Speak All Day Long and Still Think Themself Silent"

Okay, I picked up this book definitely cause I'm a fans of Aveyard's Red Queen series.
and to be honest I'am not regretting it, some of things I hope for Aveyard's works is pour neatly into this book.

So, this book is told from six point of view which is an Immortal named Domacridhan or Dom, the pirate's daughter called Corayne, an assasin named Sorasa, Andry the Squire, Queen Erida, and lastly Princess of Immortal Kingdom called Ridha.

The basic premise of this book is that there's an evil villain called Taristan who have the Cor Blood and can tear open a protal to other realms and unleash the great devil lingers inside and end the world.

and then there's a first group of heroes who needs to stop Taristan but they failed and ended up dead left only Andry and Dom who survived the massacred.

and then followed the journey of the rest of the characters including Corayne the Pirate's Daughter who has the Cor blood inside her and the last hope of saving the realm followed by using the Spindleblade.

In order to save the world they need help from others to aid them and then there's Andry, Sorasa, Valtik the mysterious sorceress, Charlton the Forger, and Sigil the Bounty hunter to stop Taristan and make Corayne save the realm.

"We don't choose what we're born to, Corayne" Erida Replied "We can only walk the path put it in front of us"

if you a big fan of Red Queen then you must expect the action (like loots and lots of action), betrayal, world building and plot and of course a diverse cast of characters.
For me it's a page turner book and a really good first book to pulled me right into the series.
Realm Breaker has little romance buuut, it has massive set up certain interaction between characters that hint more to come.
Of course there's a little romance in between but still it focused on the action and the massive world building that made you fall in love and obsessed to see the map.

but one thing that kiiinda turn me down is the first prologue that was a lot to take but made me take a little bit time to get immersed in the story.

and this feels like a long warning book cause this book have to introduce sooo many characters, the main conflicts. Some moments kinda bore me down make me want to cut to the chase.
there's soo many things happen but feels so flat.
The slow paced kinda killed me in the middle but weel, the pace getting more faster when the real conflicts starts. and the cliffhanger? so good.

something's that kinda bothers me is how Corayne the main hero somehow lack of personality, I don't know if Aveyard doing it to build her more in the next book, Imma see for myself when I'm done reading the next one. but her lack of personality makes her unlikeable and kinda dull, I prefer to love Sorasa and Sigil more than her.

But, I highly appreciated the lack of romance, I love the foun family troop more and I love the connections between the characters.

"Mortals are hot-blooded, quick to anger, quick to fight" he said "It has been your flaw these centuries past. Perhaps it will be your salvation too"

well, overall I lked the concept of this book it has that Lor of the Rings vibes to it. Every world build up nicely and solid, few of the characters are super likeable and I fall in love with it.

It's not bad but it's not THAT interesting either but I still gonna pick up the next book and see how it goes and how it would ended.
and yea... I'm finger crossing.
sgbooknook
Aug 05, 2025
6/10 stars
Did I absolutely love this? No. Did I have a good time reading it? Yes. Will I continue the series? Also, yes.
Ellis’s Trashcan
Nov 11, 2024
3/10 stars
Boooooooooo Nothing made sense and they decided to follow the worst plot line in the world.
Elizabeth Cabrera
Nov 10, 2024
10/10 stars
Alright, everyone talks about how amazing Red Queen is (and it is, no denying that) but people are sleeping on this. This is now one of my favorite YA fantasies. I was hesitant to pick it up because I'd read some of the other reviews, and while I can kind of agree with some of them, it doesn't take away from the enjoyment I had reading this. It was such a fun adventure! It did exactly what was needed to set up a series. It made you fall in love with its colorful cast of characters (Dom is our grumpy uncle who must be protected at all costs) and set the stage perfectly for what's to come. I'm honestly so pumped about the next book in the series coming out later this year and can't wait to get my hands on it!
Twirlsie
Feb 13, 2024
9/10 stars
This book started off slow for me but I really wanted to read it so I pushed through. I became quickly entranced and had a hard time putting the book down once I picked it up. There were a few small things that I didn’t enjoy which is why I am giving four stars and not five. But I really did enjoy this book and can’t wait for the second book! This is definitely a book I will be recommending to people and probably rereading again in the future. I love how you see character development and see relationships slowly form. I really love how the author did the relationships and trust building because it feels very real and relatable. There is plenty that happens in this book that isn’t even a part of the main plot but the beginning is a little slow. But when building a new world that tends to happen.

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