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The Queens of Renthia Trilogy

Experience the Spellbinding Fantasy Saga. Includes The Queen of Blood, The Reluctant Queen, and The Queen of Sorrow

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The Queens of Renthia Trilogy

By: Sarah Beth Durst
Narrated by: Khristine Hvam
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The Queen of Blood

An idealistic young student and a banished warrior become allies in a battle to save their realm in this first book of a mesmerizing epic fantasy series, filled with political intrigue, violent magic, malevolent spirits, and thrilling adventure.

The Reluctant Queen

Filled with political intrigue, violent magic, and malevolent spirits, the mesmerizing second book in Sarah Beth Durst’s Queens of Renthia epic fantasy trilogy.

The Queen of Sorrow

The battle between vicious spirits and strong-willed queens that started in the award-winning The Queen of Blood and continued in the powerful The Reluctant Queen comes to a stunning conclusion in The Queen of Sorrow, the final volume of Sarah Beth Durst’s Queens of Renthia trilogy.


 Adventure Dark Fantasy Dragons & Mythical Creatures Epic Fantasy Science Fiction
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I read this trilogy back to back but I would recommend taking a break between, as the characters start to grate!
I actually liked the third book the most.
Book 1 had a bit too much of Daleina constantly second guessing herself, which became repetitive and annoying - we don’t need more examples of women thinking they are not good enough.
Book 2 and Naelin’s introduction was a lot more compelling.
Book 3 brought everything together nicely and left enough crumbs to entice us to look for more in this World (see The Deepest Blue).

There was some great World building and for the most part, we cared about the characters and wanted to see how things progressed with their stories.

This author is a new fave of mine and her other story The Bone Maker, was my top read of 2025!

Great world building and strong female characters.

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