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About the book
Red Queen (2015) by Victoria Aveyard is a fantasy and science-fiction novel with romance, royalty, blood-based abilities, and resistance to government among its listed subjects.
About the author
Victoria Aveyard is an American author best known for the Red Queen series, a young-adult fantasy series featuring political power struggles and rebellion.