Katharine is also jealous of the closeness between Mirabella and Arsinoe. Katharine begins to understand the dead queens have turned her into a monster. Katharine won't allow the dead queens to taint Mirabella the way they have her. Mirabella is the most powerful of the three sister queens, and the dead queens inside Katharine want Mirabella as their vessel. Mirabella has gone to Katharine under a banner of truce to try to discover the meaning of Madrigal's cryptic last words - 'She's full of the dead.' At first, Katharine and Mirabella are suspicious of each other. This tether relieves Jules of her madness and uncontrollable violence. The solution is for Arsinoe to tether Jules's legion curse to Emilia Vatros, the warrior from Bastian. The task of finding a cure falls to Arsinoe, who has the poisoner gift and is therefore also a healer. Jules and her cougar familiar, Camden, are violent and must be chained to keep them from hurting others, including each other. It always has.Īfter the battle in the Mist during which Katharine murders Madrigal Milone and Jules Milone's legion curse is unbound, the members of the rebellion retreat to lick their wounds. But the fate of the island lies in the hands of its queens. In this conclusion to the Three Dark Crowns series, three sisters will rise to fight as the secrets of Fennbirn’s history are laid bare.

But as the two circle each other, the dead queens hiss caution - Mirabella is not to be trusted. When Mirabella arrives, seemingly under a banner of truce, Katharine begins to yearn for the closeness that Mirabella and Arsinoe share. Katharine’s reign remains intact - for now. Jules’ legion curse has been unbound, and it is up to Arsinoe to find a cure, even as the responsibility of stopping the ravaging mist lies heavy on her shoulders and her shoulders alone. In the final audiobook in the number one New York Times best-selling Three Dark Crowns series, an all-out war is brewing - one that will pit sister against sister and dead against undead.Īfter the grim confrontation with Queen Katharine, the rebellion lies in tatters.

Five ​Dark Fates by Kendare Blake

Five Dark Fates by Kendare Blake