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Of Cages and Crowns (previously The Culled Crown, Book 1)
BriannaJoyCrump
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  • Reads 902,811
  • Votes 45,535
  • Parts 101
  • Time 21h 51m
  • Print adaptation
BriannaJoyCrump
Complete, First published Sep 24, 2018
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Destined to compete for the throne, Monroe Benson must fight nine girls for the right to rule. If she wins, she will be crowned queen. To lose is to die.

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Monroe Benson is marked and goddess-touched, one of ten heirs to the Erydian throne. When the next Culling is announced, she has no choice but to prepare to fight for her life against nine other marked girls. When the competing heirs begin to drop dead outside of trials, Monroe must decide if her fire ability is enough to protect her from a new unseen enemy. Can she survive the Culling and take the throne, or should she kill the queen and dismantle the competition from the inside? In a palace of lies and power-hungry court members, Monroe must be careful who she trusts.

The Culled Crown is the first book in The Culled Crown series. 

[[word count: 150,000-200,000 words]]

Cover designed by Natasha Shaikh

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5 parts Complete

WILL BE MOVING TO GALATEA ON THE 14TH OF JANUARY! The Crown Trials is a royal competition in which 24 Iridis suitors from each of Heliac's Royal Academies compete for the title of Heliac's guardian and the hand of the apparent heir to the Golden Throne in marriage. Willow Aldwyn is an Iridis blessed with the powers of an Air Wielder but has spent most of her life trying to escape it by hiding amongst the First-Bloods. But hiding comes with a price. With each passing year, her powers grow stronger and wilder until the fateful day when she's pushed beyond her limits and unleashes her destructive powers during a visit from the king and his son. Crown Prince Atlas. Astonished by her untamed powers, the king obligates her to join the Trials, posing as an ordinary suitor while secretly being taught how to manage her intense abilities. But the Trials prove to be far more complicated than Willow could have expected. Friendship and competitors in a game of lies to satisfy the entertainment of the public. And a prince, hard to resist. Copyright © 2021 Tori R Hayes All Rights Reserved

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