The main character, Mare, is a "newblood" with Red blood but Silver abilities. In her case, she has the ability to control and create lighting and electricity. Red Queen ended with Mare and her love interest, Cal (brother to Maven, King in Glass Sword), fighting for their lives in the Battle of the Bones arena Maven put them in to be executed. I don't remember how they escaped, but they defeated all their executioners and joined forces with the Scarlet Guard, a rebel army trying to overthrow King Maven.
Maven is the younger brother of Cal. His mother, Queen Elara, has the Silver ability to read and control people's minds. She forced Cal to kill his father, then labeled him as a traitor and Maven took his place about the kingdom.
Glass Sword begins with Mare and her brother, Shade (who she thought was dead after he was conscripted into the war) who is also a newblood like herself. He has the ability to teleport.
Throughout the story, Mare's goal is to use the book Julian Jacos gave her (her tutor, and the book holds all the newbloods like her) to find the newbloods before Maven does, as he wants to kill them all so that the population doesn't know they exist. There is Nix (strongarm with unbreakable skin [dies]), Gareth (manipulate gravity and fly [dies]), Kesha (blow things up with her mind [dies]), Cameron (silence people's abilities and is immune to silent stone, the stone that blocks people's powers), Shade (teleoport, [dies]), Cal (control fire), Farely (no ability, but a good command and Shade's love interest before he died, Nanny (can take the appearence of anyone), Darmain (like Nix), Har__ (forget the rest of his name at the moment, but can control light and make people see things that aren't there, invisibility) Farrah (absorb sound), Luther (a young boy around 7 who can kill plants (never tried people) with his hands), Ada (can memorize everything, literally), Sara Skonos (Julian's love interest, healer), Jon (an eye who can predict the future), and Maven, who can also control fire. Don't forget about Kilorin, Mare's normal friend from the Slits (who is also a skilled hunter and fisherman). Oh, and Mare's brothers, Bree and Tramy, and younger sister, Giza. And mom and dad.
The Scarlet Guard go rescuing and gathering newbloods, but they also go to Corros prision to resue the ones they were too late to save. There's this whole showdown and that's where some die. They release all the prisoners and run for the Blackrun (the jet they flew there). Mare is running towards the jet and Ptolmeus (metal power man) is throwing metal at her. Just as he throws a needle, Shade teleports in front of her with his hand out to bring her with him to the jet.
Mare zaps and kills Queen Elara and brings her body back to broadcast on TV (or whatever it's called)
Farely was holding her stomach so I think Shade got her pregnant before all this. HE WAS THE ONE PERSON I DIDN'T WANT TO DIE! I thought Kilorin was going to die and I was okay with that.
They get back, and then get on another Jet to go to the Choke, where 5 thousand innocent child soldiers are being sent to die. In the sky, they're shot down by Maven. Everyone gets pinned by metal and instead of letting them all get captured and killed, Mare trades herself in to Maven in exchange for everyone else to be freed. The novel ends with Maven and Mare on a podium in front of a crowd with her wearing a collar and him holding the leash, and she kneels at his feet like he tells her to.
I think the ending was rushed, but I saw it coming. Something had to keep us wanting the next book.
BUT SHADE! COME BACK TO ME!
The end.
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