Kendare Blake
Kendare Blake is a contemporary author known for her young adult novels, particularly in the fantasy and horror genres. She is best known for her 'Three Dark Crowns' series.
Books
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1. Anna Dressed In Blood
A chilling tale of love and vengeance, this story follows Cas Lowood, a teenage ghost hunter who travels the country with his witch mother, tracking down and destroying malevolent spirits. His latest target is the infamous ghost of a murdered girl, known for her blood-soaked dress and deadly wrath. However, when Cas encounters her, he discovers a complex and tormented spirit unlike any he has faced before. As he delves deeper into her tragic past, he finds himself drawn to her, blurring the lines between hunter and hunted, and forcing him to confront the darkness within himself.
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2. Girl Of Nightmares
In this chilling sequel, the protagonist, Cas Lowood, is haunted by the memory of Anna, a ghost who sacrificed herself to save him. As he grapples with the void left by her absence, Cas is drawn into a dark and dangerous quest to uncover the truth behind Anna's fate. With the help of his friends, Thomas and Carmel, Cas navigates a world filled with malevolent spirits and sinister forces, determined to bring Anna back from the depths of the afterlife. As the stakes rise, Cas must confront his deepest fears and make heart-wrenching choices in a battle between love and the supernatural.
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3. Five Dark Fates
Years after the brutal contests for Fennbirn’s throne, the island reels as a new generation of queens and would-be rulers—each born with dangerous, inherited powers—must navigate shifting alliances, court intrigue, and rising threats that could destroy them all; secrets, betrayals, and vengeance resurface as blood magic and politics collide in a fight for survival and the right to rule.
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4. Two Dark Reigns
Set in a dark YA fantasy world where generations of triplet heirs are trained to fight to the death for the crown, the novel follows rival queens, exiles, and assassins as political and magical tensions explode. As alliances shift and secret plots come to light, characters must navigate betrayals, power plays, and personal loyalties, forcing them to decide what they will sacrifice for survival, love, and control of the throne.
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6. Three Dark Crowns
Three sisters born on the same day are raised apart as candidates for the crown and must fight a ritual duel to the death until only one remains; each wields a different, deadly kind of magic—one commands the elements, one masters poisons, and one draws power from nature and beasts—and each is groomed by competing factions. As training, betrayals, and political scheming escalate, the contest becomes a ruthless struggle for survival, power, and the future of their fractured kingdom.
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7. One Dark Throne
On the island of Fennbirn, three royal sisters—each born with a different and deadly magic—are forced to compete in a lethal succession ritual where only one can rule. As alliances shift and secrets surface, the contest grows more brutal, with political machinations, betrayals, and forbidden attachments pushing each sister to confront how far she will go to win. With the kingdom’s future hanging in the balance, the survivors must reckon with the true cost of power and whether the violent rules that bind them can be changed.
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