The Born Queen is a fantasy novel by Greg Keyes. It is the fourth and final novel in the series The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone.

The Born Queen
AuthorGreg Keyes
Cover artistStephen Youll
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone
GenreFantasy novel
PublisherDel Rey Books
Publication date
April 2008
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages448 pp
ISBN978-0-345-44069-3
OCLC154759780
813/.54 22
LC ClassPS3561.E79 B67 2008
Preceded byThe Blood Knight 

Plot summary

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In this final novel of the series, Anne Dare, finally on the throne of Crotheny, goes to war with both the Church and the powerful northern nation of Hansa. Her eldritch powers continue to grow and threaten to overwhelm her. The monk Stephen Darige, now aligned with the Blood Knight, attempts to fulfill his role in an ancient prophecy, while the Holter Aspar White continues to battle abominations and save his forest, while trying to understand the mysteries surrounding him. Meanwhile the dessrator Cazio is rescued by and reunited with his mentor, the swordmaster z'Accato. Queen Muriele and the now badly injured Sir Neil MeqVren are sent by Anne to Hansa on a mission of peace, while they covertly look for a way to defeat them.

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