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Crown of Midnight

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Celaena works for the king she hates while secretly playing the other side. The world of the series opens up

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Quick recap

As King's Champion, Celaena is supposed to kill the crown's enemies. Secretly, she fakes the deaths and helps her targets escape. She pulls away from Dorian and gets involved with Chaol. One target, Archer Finn, leads her to a rebel group. Nehemia is murdered, and a shattered Celaena takes revenge and breaks with Chaol, whom she blames. She learns about the Wyrdkeys, the source of the king's power, and Dorian discovers he has magic. In the end, Chaol figures out who she really is: Aelin Galathynius, the lost heir of Terrasen. To protect her, he sends her on a mission to Wendlyn, across the sea.

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Behind the scenesOnto the NYT list
This is the book that first put the series on the New York Times bestseller list.
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Behind the scenesIn edits when book 1 came out
In December 2012, a few months after the first book, this one was already in line edits for a fall 2013 release. The third was in draft and wrapped up Maas's Bloomsbury contract.
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Behind the scenesOn the 2013 lists
The book was a 2013 Goodreads Choice nominee and ranked No. 2 on PopSugar's best YA books of the year.
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