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About the book
Three Dark Crowns is Kendare Blake’s 2016 fantasy about triplet sisters, magic, and a contest for queenship amid questions of inheritance and succession.
About the author
Kendare Blake is known for young adult fantasy, including the Three Dark Crowns series.