Glass Sword (2016) by Victoria Aveyard is the second electrifying installment in the Red Queen series, plunging readers deeper into a world divided by blood—Silvers with godlike powers and oppressed Reds with none. Mare Barrow, now a fugitive with lightning in her veins, races to unite a scattered band of fellow Red-and-Silver hybrids (the “newbloods”) before the vengeful King Maven can hunt them down. Torn between rebellion and vengeance, Mare grapples with power, betrayal, and the haunting question: Is she becoming the very monster she fights? Packed with high-stakes action, political intrigue, and moral ambiguity, this sequel amplifies the series’ themes of revolution, identity, and the corrosive nature of power.
Similar Reads:
- Red Queen (Victoria Aveyard) – The explosive first book in the series.
- An Ember in the Ashes (Sabaa Tahir) – Brutal oppression and rebellion in a Roman-inspired world.
- The Young Elites (Marie Lu) – Antiheroes with dangerous powers in a dark fantasy saga.
- Six of Crows (Leigh Bardugo) – A gritty heist story with morally complex outcasts.
- Legend (Marie Lu) – Dystopian class warfare and a chase for justice.
