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Slave, Warrior, Queen (Of Crowns and Glory—Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Morgan Rice (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 4,090 ratings
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“Morgan Rice has come up with what promises to be another brilliant series, immersing us in a fantasy of valor, honor, courage, magic and faith in your destiny. Morgan has managed again to produce a strong set of characters that make us cheer for them on every page.…Recommended for the permanent library of all readers that love a well-written fantasy.”
--Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (regarding Rise of the Dragons)

From #1 Bestselling author Morgan Rice comes a sweeping new fantasy series.

17 year old Ceres, a beautiful, poor girl in the Empire city of Delos, lives the harsh and unforgiving life of a commoner. By day she delivers her father’s forged weapons to the palace training grounds, and by night she secretly trains with them, yearning to be a warrior in a land where girls are forbidden to fight. With her pending sale to slavehood, she is desperate.

18 year old Prince Thanos despises everything his royal family stands for. He abhors their harsh treatment of the masses, especially the brutal competition—The Killings—that lies at the heart of the city. He yearns to break free from the restraints of his upbringing, yet he, a fine warrior, sees no way out.

When Ceres stuns the court with her hidden powers, she finds herself wrongfully imprisoned, doomed to an even worse life than she could imagine. Thanos, smitten, must choose if he will risk it all for her. Yet, thrust into a world of duplicity and deadly secrets, Ceres quickly learns there are those who rule, and those who are their pawns. And that sometimes, being chosen is the worst that can happen.

SLAVE, WARRIOR, QUEEN tells an epic tale of tragic love, vengeance, betrayal, ambition, and destiny. Filled with unforgettable characters and heart-pounding action, it transports us into a world we will never forget, and makes us fall in love with fantasy all over again.

Book #2--ROGUE, PRISONER, PRINCESS--is also available!
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    12 - 18 years
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    250 pages
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  5. Grade level
    6 - 12
  6. Publication date
    May 14, 2016
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"If you thought that there was no reason left for living after the end of THE SORCERER'S RING series, you were wrong. In RISE OF THE DRAGONS Morgan Rice has come up with what promises to be another brilliant series, immersing us in a fantasy of trolls and dragons, of valor, honor, courage, magic and faith in your destiny. Morgan has managed again to produce a strong set of characters that make us cheer for them on every page....Recommended for the permanent library of all readers that love a well-written fantasy."
--Books and Movie Reviews
Roberto Mattos

"RISE OF THE DRAGONS succeeds--right from the start.... A superior fantasy...It begins, as it should, with one protagonist's struggles and moves neatly into a wider circle of knights, dragons, magic and monsters, and destiny....All the trappings of high fantasy are here, from soldiers and battles to confrontations with self....A recommended winner for any who enjoy epic fantasy writing fueled by powerful, believable young adult protagonists."
--Midwest Book Review
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From the Author

Morgan Rice is the #1 bestselling and USA Today bestsellingauthor of the epic fantasy series THE SORCERER'S RING, comprising seventeenbooks; of the #1 bestselling series THE VAMPIRE JOURNALS, comprising twelvebooks; of the new vampire series VAMPIRE, FALLEN; of the #1 bestselling seriesTHE SURVIVAL TRILOGY, a post-apocalyptic thriller comprising three books; ofthe #1 bestselling epic fantasy series KINGS AND SORCERERS, comprising sixbooks; of the new epic fantasy series THE WAY OF STEEL; and of the new epicfantasy series OF CROWNS AND GLORY, comprising two books (and counting).Morgan's books are available in audio and print editions, and translations areavailable in over 25 languages.
 
Morgan's newest releases are ROGUE, PRISONER, PRINCESS (OfCrowns and Glory--Book #2) and ONLY THE WORTHY (THE WAY OF STEEL--BOOK #1) ,the debut of a new epic fantasy series, and ARENA 3, the conclusion of theSurvival Trilogy.
 
TURNED (Book #1 in the Vampire Journals), ARENA ONE (Book #1of the Survival Trilogy), A QUEST OF HEROES (Book #1 in the Sorcerer's Ring)and RISE OF THE DRAGONS (Kings and Sorcerers--Book #1) are each available as afree download on Amazon! BEFORE DAWN (Vampire Fallen--Book #1) and ONLY THEWORTHY (The Way of Steel--Book #1) are available as a free download via KU.
 
Morgan loves to hear from you, so please feel free to visitmorganricebooks.com to join the email list, receive 4 free books, receivefree giveaways, download the free app, get the latest exclusive news, connecton Facebook and Twitter, and stay in touch! As always, if any of you aresuffering from any hardship, email me at morgan@morganricebooks.com and I willbe happy to send you a free book!
 

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01B9K0YKK
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Morgan Rice (May 14, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 14, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1878 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 250 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 163291672X
  • Customer Reviews:
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Morgan Rice is the #1 bestselling and USA Today bestselling author of the epic fantasy series THE SORCERER’S RING, comprising seventeen books; of the #1 bestselling series THE VAMPIRE JOURNALS, comprising twelve books; of the #1 bestselling series THE SURVIVAL TRILOGY, a post-apocalyptic thriller comprising three books; of the epic fantasy series KINGS AND SORCERERS, comprising six books; of the epic fantasy series OF CROWNS AND GLORY, comprising eight books; of the epic fantasy series A THRONE FOR SISTERS, comprising eight books; of the science fiction series THE INVASION CHRONICLES, comprising four books; of the fantasy series OLIVER BLUE AND THE SCHOOL FOR SEERS, comprising four books; of the fantasy series THE WAY OF STEEL, comprising four books; of the fantasy series AGE OF THE SORCERERS, comprising eight books; of the SHADOWSEER fantasy series, comprising five books; and of the WISH vampire series, comprising five books. Morgan’s books are available in audio and print editions, and translations are available in over 25 languages.

TURNED (Book #1 in the Vampire Journals), ARENA 1 (Book #1 of the Survival Trilogy), A QUEST OF HEROES (Book #1 in the Sorcerer’s Ring), RISE OF THE DRAGONS (Kings and Sorcerers—Book #1), A THRONE FOR SISTERS (Book #1), TRANSMISSION (The Invasion Chronicles—Book #1), THE MAGIC FACTORY (Oliver Blue and the School for Seers—Book One), REALM OF DRAGONS (Age of the Sorcerers—Book One), and SHADOWSEER: LONDON (Shadowseer, Book One) are each available as a free download on Amazon!

Morgan loves to hear from you, so please feel free to visit www.morganricebooks.com to join the email list, receive a free book, receive free giveaways, download the free app, get the latest exclusive news, connect on Facebook and Twitter, and stay in touch!

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Zachary W. Miller
5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping and Suspenseful, "Slave, Warrior, Queen" keeps you on your toes as the characters win your heart.
Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2017
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While I do not feel the book was overly well-written, the plot and characters snagged a hold of me instantly. I don't read all that often due to time and other interests (my previous novel took me well over a year to read). However, I just couldn't put "Slave, Warrior, Queen" down, reading in in just two days time.

I believe for me what really grabbed my attention was the tale of a peasant population being oppressed by the "nobles" and royalty who cared only for themselves. I love to see the oppressed band together to rise up! Of course, if that's all there was to it, there wouldn't be much of a story. The tale keeps twisting; just when you think everything is going to be alright, some sinister character shows their true colors.

Despite my previous claim about the novel not being overly "well-written", the writing style was not bad; it just seemed a little simple. Some of the character interactions seemed to move too quickly, seeming at times a little unrealistic. Still, the style did nothing to keep me from thoroughly enjoying this novel. I was quite sad as I turned the last (virtual) page, but I am excited that there are more books available in the series!
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Jenn K
4.0 out of 5 stars Audio doesn't link correctly. Cliffhangers are good.
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2018
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By Chapter 7 I wanted to leave work early just so I could read the rest undisturbed. I ended up getting the audio version so I could continue. within 24hours I had finished this book. While it's not the best story I've ever read, and it may not be a world that compels me to reread the series whenever I feel like visiting; it is pretty good.
The audio version is not synced with the book well though. For those who like to read along the "follow along" shading is two paragraphs ahead of the audio. That was confusing till i figured it out, now it's just mildly annoying.

I read a few reviews and may people complain about cliffhangers, I love cliffhangers. What is the point of having a series if the reader is satisfied after the first book.

All in all I felt this series was worth investing in. As I continue the series perhaps my reviews will change, we shall see. ^_-
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Megan
3.0 out of 5 stars really wanted to love this book but while the idea and basic storyline ...
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2016
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really, really, really wanted to love this book but while the idea and basic storyline where awesome the actual plot and writing was severely lacking.

The characters all had a lot of potential, but eventually the author just got so caught in displaying a bunch of different POVs so the development of the characters was severely lacking. If she has concentrated on one or at the most two characters I feel like a lot of that could have been avoided.

The plot was so jumpy toward the middle I was convinced I had missed an entire chunk of the book. I had to go through the chapters one by one and reassure myself that yes it did just jump into a place that made no sense!

***SPOILERS BELOW****
the beginning was great, everything was appropriate paced, characters were introduced and events described and there were small but insignificant issues. Then all of sudden Ceres is fighting Lucious, she win's he gets pissed and hits her, she hits him back (obviously a big no-no and is thrown in the dungeons) then absolutely everything goes to hell. Her brother visits and slips her a dagger but nothing is ever done. She has these powers which make appearances when she or someone she likes is threated, and that's never really discussed or mentioned. She is saved from execution by Thanos and whisked away to live life as some sort of royal after he has promised the queen not to see her outside of training. we meet some guy who is supposed to train her to be a warrior yet he makes one small appearance and is never brought up again. Somehow Stephania knows Rexus well enough to blab about Creses and Thanos love (which is a whole nother rant) even though she's a royal and he leads the rebellion which makes no sense!!! I even feel bad for not feeling sad about Rexus and Thanos' deaths/probably deaths. Normally I am a sucker for a main character death and cry my little eyes out but I never got that chance to connect with the characters so it was more like Meh, ok whatever, guess I don't have to worry about them anymore. Basically its just one giant mess, almost like she had these events that she wanted to happen and even though the story didn't naturally happen that way she forced it making everything awkward and very confusing.

Finally Creses and Thanos and Rexus love triangle is just so beyond forced that it made me kind of sick to read it. I have no problem with love triangles or strong female characters who find a love interest. I happen to enjoy reading those (yes even though they are definitely played out and usually predictable) but this was just so horribly done. the bare bones of the relationships were there but everything felt rushed and forced. I wanted to spend more time with Creses being Thanos' weapon-keeper. I wanted them to slowly get to know each other and build something real. I wanted to feel her conflict because Rexus was someone she grew up with, she always wanted but was scared to have and here was Thanos' who is someone she never imagined she would feel for but is semi-forced to spend time with and develop a trusting bond with in order to train and compete in the Killings. Yes it is completely cliquey and overdone but it can still be done, and done well. This was not done well. This was I want these characters together and the books needs to end at this point so after two conversations you are madly in love and he has moved you in to be his whatever. It makes no sense!!!!!!!

This book is definitely fixable with a little time and actual completed characters it could even be great (dare I even say amazing!) but the book as it was released is a mess.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Captivating story, fast paced
Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2016
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The story is captivating - stayed up late to read 'cause I couldn't let it go so I finished in less then 24 hours.
Only thing that bothers me is how fast the pace is (SPOILER ALERT)

The situation of the main characters changes almost on an hourly (book time) basis - one second a sentencing to death another bethrodal. Betrayals aplenty even from those that know they should not.
Out seems that there is no time for any character to develop in any direction. This is also part of what is captivating in the story but for example - a trainer is brought for Ceres, instead of giving her a period of training (can be done in one paragraph) less then a day later she is locked in her room so she did not benefit from said trainer at all.
Hopefully the pace will slow down some in the next book (not too much, and yes I'm aware it's a little contrary) since I think the first book has set the stage for a more lengthy development.
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Hyacinth E. Palmer
4.0 out of 5 stars Fight to the Finish
Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2023
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I am surprised that I really liked this book. Ceres and Thanos, I thought would be the happily ever after. I was surprised to see how the story turned. I now have to read the next book to see what happened to Ceres. I don't like Stephania. I want to see her get her comeuppance.
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Blue Ivy
5.0 out of 5 stars Must Read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 2, 2023
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I listened to the audio for this book via Spotify while I prepped for Comic Con and I absolutely loved it. The story telling was excellent and clearly well written. It was fast paced and kept me interested from start to finish. Can’t wait to continue to read/listen to Of Crowns and Glory collection.
Honestly so good, highly recommend
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Jen T.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read!
Reviewed in Canada on January 11, 2021
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Though the feel of this novel is rather similar to that of the author’s A Throne for Sisters series, I really enjoyed it, perhaps more than the the other. Will definitely be reading the next one in this series!
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Cliente Amazon
4.0 out of 5 stars Predictable
Reviewed in Brazil on November 27, 2017
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Well, I think Morgan Rice cannot change the way that she writes. I think this is the third time I simply recognize her writing this because she loves to put special powers in hers main characters. That's nothing wrong with that, but it can be a little bit annoying to read the same story over and over again.
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J.Nede
3.0 out of 5 stars Aardige introductie in de serie
Reviewed in the Netherlands on June 27, 2017
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Het eerste deel van deze serie start met het schetsen van een erg mooie wereld waarin vanalles mogelijk is. Het is dan ook jammer dat de auteur nalaat deze wereld te bevolken met karakters waar ik mij in kan inleven. Ze blijven erg 2d.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in India on December 14, 2017
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Good to read
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