Six Wild Crowns

De: Holly Race

Narrado por: Olivia Dowd, Holly Race

NO KING CAN RULE THEM ALL.

From a major new voice in epic fantasy, Six Wild Crowns is a breathtaking epic fantasy of dragons, courtly intrigue, sapphic yearning, and the wives of Henry VIII as you've never seen them before.

As tradition has it, the king of Elben must marry six queens and magically bind each of them to one of the island's palaces or the kingdom will fall.

Clever, ambitious Boleyn is determined to be her beloved Henry's favorite queen. She relishes the games at court and the political rivalries with his other wives. Seymour is the opposite—originally sent to Boleyn's court as a reluctant spy and assassin, she ends up catching Henry's eye and is forced into a loveless marriage with the king.

But when the two queens become the unlikeliest of things—friends and allies—the balance of power begins to shift. Together, they uncover a dark and deadly truth at the heart of the island's magic. Boleyn and Seymour's only hope of survival rests on uniting all six of the rival queens—but Henry will never let that happen.

©2025 Holly Race (P)2025 Orbit

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Six Wild Crowns is a beautiful feminist epic, a luscious and luminous read."—Tasha Suri, World Fantasy Award-winning author of The Jasmine Throne

"A ferocious tale of female rage and the strength of sisterhood, Six Wild Crowns is an inventive and fantastical reimagining of Henry VIII’s queens—and their fight to reclaim the power stolen from them. Race weaves a rich tapestry of political maneuverings, where love must war against sovereignty, truth battles tradition, and two queens forge heart-wrenching solidarity as they riot against a world determined to hold them down."—S.A. MacLean, author of The Phoenix Keeper

"A glittering, magnificent epic, dripping with menace and brimming with female empowerment. Absolutely incredible."—Francesca May, author of Wild and Wicked Things

Absolutely loved it!!

I absolutely loved this book! There were so many good quotes and strong female characters. I loved how the men said "this is just how the world is" about men being in charge and these strong woman rose up to take back their power. I did listen to this as an audiobook but I read the last few chapters, I have to say the audiobook really made the book so much better. I understood everything, enjoyed the story and never was bored. Reading the last few chapters left me honestly a little confused so I do think the narrator made the book in this instance so I highly recommend the audiobook!

Too long

This story was definitely slow and too long. I didn’t like the fact that all the queens were called by their last names. The only people that were called by their first names were the King and some of the other characters in the book. In this book, the only two queens that really were talked about were Berlin and Seymour. The others were mentioned closer to the end, but they really weren’t talked about much. I really did not like the ending of this book. This book was open ended and I understand why the author does that so that they can start another book but this one was quite irritating. I don’t think I will read the next book in the series.

Carefully well-executed writing and characters

5 plus All I wanted from historical fantasy and game of... "royalty" with the perfect characters, pacing, character growth, and transformation. Starts dense, but the moment we connect with our favorite queens and establish their path... we cannot put this one down. It doesn't go overboard with a complex magical system. Instead, it's very mystical and Wicca vibes with mysterious ancient goddesses and caves with magic. This is the kind of fantasy that you can reread. Made me buy the author's previous novels while I wait for the next volume of the Queens of Elben. Awesome narrator.