The Shadow Throne by Jennifer A. Nielsen

FANTASTIC ENDING TO A FANTASTIC SERIES!!!!!!!!!!! No spoilers though :) Seriously, Jennifer Nielson, I would love love LOVE LOVE LOVE for you to write a new book.ĮDIT (Apr. Really, though, there's only one reaction that can express this feeling.ĮDIT: Finished it yesterday. WE CAN DO THIS EVERYONE!!! STICK TOGETHER I WILL RUN ALL THE WAY TO BARNES AND NOBLE IF IT MEANS I WILL GET THIS BOOK!Īlright! We are at 23 days and counting. However, once it was finished, I realized that the story was strongest when told by Jaron, so I rewrote all of the other chapters in a few weeks and resubmitted it to my editor.COME ON GUYS! ONLY 4 MORE MONTHS!!!!!!!! WE CAN DO IT! The original version of book three was written in Jaron’s perspective but also in Roden’s and Tobias’s. So you ask, what does a key have to do with the plot of the third book?Ĥ. When designing the book cover, obviously the object that should be there is a throne, However, with a crown and a sword on the first two books, putting a throne on the third book would make it look like a toy in scale. So, you ask, what does THE SHADOW THRONE have to do with the plot of the third book? Nothing!ģ. My editor loved the title, but suggested we save the title for this third book. One that I suggested was THE SHADOW THRONE.

However, since that created some obvious spoilers, we started brainstorming for alternate titles. The original title for Book 2 was THE PIRATE KING. Nothing more was to be gained if Mott died, so in a very twisted way, Imogen ended up saving Mott.Ģ. However, because of what happens with Imogen earlier in the story, I felt that we’d already seen Jaron mourning enough. Now, in truth, Mott originally was going to die in that final battle. Me: Okay, but I just want you to know, if I ever do kill Mott, you will be the one who gave me the idea. SiL: Everything you’re saying is the opposite of what I want. Me: I’m starting to think that maybe I should kill Mott. SiL: Whatever you do, please don’t kill Mott. As I was writing this book, we had this conversation. Seriously, don’t read past this point until AFTER you have completed THE SHADOW THRONE! SPOILER ALERT *** SPOILER ALERT *** SPOILER ALERT But, if you have not yet read the book, stop here. In this post, I’ll share a few insiders about THE SHADOW THRONE. This will test the young king in ways even he never anticipated.

If you’ve read the first two books of the series and stopped there, I hope you’ll consider getting a copy of THE SHADOW THRONE. So that you don’t read on, I’ll put the links here.

The Shadow Throne by Jennifer A. Nielsen