King's Cage

Mare is a prisoner in the palace, in Silent Stone shackles that cut off her lightning. Maven parades her on TV and forces her to lie about the Scarlet Guard. He marries Iris, a Lakelands princess, to seal an alliance. Meanwhile, the Guard and Cal take Corvium. At the wedding, the rebels attack and Evangeline frees Mare. Mare and Cal escape and admit their feelings. Evangeline's family breaks off to form its own kingdom, and Cal's grandmother backs the rebels on one condition: Cal must be king. After the victory at Corvium, Cal accepts the crown. Mare walks away from him, crushed, and goes along with Farley's plan: let the Silvers destroy each other.

1. Behind the scenesIt was pitched as a trilogy

   In 2015, Aveyard described Red Queen as book one of a trilogy. This third book doesn't wrap things up: the series ended up with four novels.

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2. Behind the scenesAll Will Burn

   The US cover tagline is All Will Burn. The book came out on February 7, 2017.

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3. Behind the scenesA more patient book

   Publishers Weekly noticed the change of pace: 'Aveyard's frenetic action sequences initially take a backseat to the patient study of Mare's captivity.'

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4. ReferenceAn Elizabeth Banks interview

   The Barnes & Noble exclusive edition came with a removable Scarlet Guard timeline and an interview with Elizabeth Banks, attached to direct the adaptation that never made it to the screen.

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