In doing so, he could unleash a great evil and end the world. The basic premise of Realm Breaker is that an evil villain, Taristan, is on a mission to open all of the long dormant Spindles, which are portals that open up to other realms.

The last of them was a thousand years gone. Echoes of them lingered, in places remembered or forgotten, in people touched by magic, in creatures descendant of other realms. “No mortal alive had ever seen a Spindle. Together they stand against a vicious opponent, invincible and determined to burn all kingdoms to ash, and an army unlike anything the realm has ever witnessed.Realm Breaker is the first book in a Fantasy trilogy by Victoria Aveyard that follows an unlikely group of heroes who must band together in order to save the world from destruction. Even as darkness falls, she is joined by a band of unlikely companions:Ī squire, forced to choose between home and honor.Īn ancient sorceress, whose riddles hide an eerie foresight. She soon discovers the truth: She is the last of an ancient lineage-and the last hope to save the world from destruction. This world is highly diverse in terms of both skin tone and in the refreshing range of roles female characters inhabit.Įven Corayne an-Amarat can feel it, tucked away in her small town at the edge of the sea. Many tropes and character types are familiar, but exquisite descriptions and clashing motivations result in a nuanced, sprawling realm with a sense of complicated history. At times the narrative tension is undermined by flashbacks that readers already know the conclusions to and by occasional repetition caused by the multiple point-of-view jumps, but there’s a wide variety of action scenes, daring escapes, and betrayals. Dom seeks Cortael’s secret daughter, Corayne, a bright but sheltered teenager with a pirate mother. Grieving Elder Dom requires both a person of Corblood (a descendant of human travelers from another realm) and the Spindleblade Andry protects to stop Taristan from bringing ruin to the realm.

A disastrous battle sends squire Andry fleeing with Cortael’s sword so villain Taristan can’t get his hands on it. Half the Companions are human heroes and half are immortal Elders they seek to stop a rogue thief and his wizard accomplice from using a magical Spindle to tear a passage between worlds for nefarious ends. When the realm is in danger, only a small band of misfits can save Allward.Īn in medias res prologue, told from the point of view of the lone squire accompanying the 12 Companions of the Realm, tosses readers into the thick of a quest.

Realm Breaker is the first book in the Realm Breaker by author Victoria Aveyard.

Realm breaker by victoria aveyard