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The Raven King

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The series finale: the prophecy about Blue's true love closes in, and the hunt for the king has to end

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Quick recap

The awakened demon is unmaking Cabeswater and Ronan's dreams. Gansey, Blue, Adam, Ronan and Noah race to finish the quest, helped by Henry Cheng, a fellow Aglionby student. Adam and Ronan get together. When they finally find the tomb, Glendower is already dead, and the king's favor never comes. Gansey dies stopping the demon. Cabeswater sacrifices itself to bring him back, and Noah gives up what's left of himself to help, fading from his friends' memories. Gansey learns the voice he heard when he nearly died as a child was Noah's. Blue kisses Gansey, and he lives. At the end, Blue, Gansey and Henry hit the road for a gap year, Adam leaves for college and Ronan stays on the family farm.

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Trivia

  1. Behind the scenesNumber one

    With the final book, the series hit number one on the New York Times series best-seller list in May 2016.

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  2. Behind the scenesA starred-review record

    According to the author's site, the series earned 18 starred reviews, more than any other young adult series.

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  3. ReferenceThe raven tarot

    Between books, in 2015, Stiefvater created The Raven's Prophecy Tarot deck, tied to the psychics of 300 Fox Way.

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  4. Behind the scenesAnother painted car

    On the 2016 tour, readers painted the author's Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X. She wrote about it for Jalopnik.

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