She is a woman trying to win in a man’s world, with a lust for power all her own.
I delight in creating believable villains, especially one so headstrong and forceful as Erida.
Tracking her arc through the series, and where her desperation takes her, was a joy to write. Her choices unfurl with delightful wickedness, creating a villain romance readers might find themselves rooting for. Erida is shrewd enough to see the danger, and desperate enough to find another path, darker than any other. A jailor, a tyrant, a cruel king to control a young queen. Whoever she chooses, or is forced to choose, could be worse than any threat before. Erida must marry for the good of her kingdom, to preserve her dynasty and ensure an heir to the throne. And most immediate of all, a consort to find. There are men who want her throne, untrusting of a young female ruler. She lives life in silk and jewels, but a sword hangs over her head. And no bit of Realm Breaker expresses that better than the character arc of one of my point of views, Queen Erida of Galland.Īs the nineteen year old queen of a powerful kingdom, Erida is both incredibly strong – and incredibly vulnerable. How visceral and impulsive and indulgent this series is, with everything I love in storytelling. It feels like discovering a kinsman, or someone else who speaks your own weird language.īut while I love the world, the characters, the tropes, the battles, and the twists, I think what I truly love most is the pure id of the story. So many facets of the novels speak directly to my own heart, which makes it that much more incredible when readers enjoy them too. Largely because I wrote these books so specifically for myself, and especially myself at age fourteen. I don’t mean to sound like a simpering parent doting on a beloved child, but it truly is difficult to pinpoint my favorite piece of the Realm Breaker series. But something deadly waits in the shadows, something that might consume the world before there’s any hope for victory. Together they must assemble an army to face Queen Erida and Taristan’s wicked forces. Valtik, an old sorceress, summons a mighty power.Īnd Corayne, a pirate’s daughter with an ancient magic in her blood, steps closer to becoming the hero she’s destined to be. Sorasa, an outcast assassin, faces her past when it returns with sharpened teeth. Get ready for the divided world that must rally to fight a formidable enemy, and with its large cast of characters and the fate of the world resting on the blade’s edge, the question remains whether they can rally and unify before it’s too late.Īndry, a former squire, continues to fight for hope amid blood and chaos.ĭom, a grieving immortal, strives to fulfill a broken oath.
The highly anticipated sequel to Realm Breaker is here and full of the twists, turns, magic, and page-turning action that fans of Victoria Aveyard have come to know and love. Victoria Aveyard is joining us today to talk about her novel, Blade Breaker.
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