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The Dread King (The Dread Descendant Book 3)

by Lauren Cate Leake
4.6
Published Nov 14, 2025

About this book

"You are a dangerous dream," he said. "My mind is filled with nightmares, and they do not enjoy sharing me." When Maeve's spell begins to break, Shadow's possession of Mal pushes the world into a war where either the prophecy of The Dread Descendant will prevail, or Magic will fall to ruin.

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What readers are saying

Jo

Beautifully written

"Where do I even begin? This book ruined me. I always knew it would. The series is absolutely like no other. You could never find characters like these anywhere else. The way Lauren Cate writes is absolutely beautiful. This is a world I will gladly stay in. The twists and turns of the series and this book alone has toyed with my heart in a way no other has. I highly highly recommend this book to any and all. ["

November 15, 2025 Verified Purchase
busybee

Crushed

"I loved this series so much. Maeve was such a complex character and watching what she went through to become the powerful FMC she was at the end was meaningful. I like that we witnessed her make mistakes and how she dealt with those. Dread Prince will remain my fav of the three as this one lacked the heart stopping romance of other two. In the other two books I was more invested in the love story which just did not come through as strongly in this book. Without giving spoilers I just didn’t really buy the love declarations of the FMC, not like the other books. The book did not end as I had hoped and I wish it was a few chapters longer so I could get closure on these characters I followed over three books. This was an imaginative and complex story that kept my attention all the way to the end ["

November 16, 2025

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