The most popular royalty books

Books about royalty take you inside palaces and courts. Kings, queens, heirs and pretenders scheme, marry and go to war, in history and in fiction. Read about real dynasties and their scandals, or lose yourself in invented kingdoms where a throne is always at stake.

See also Royal romance

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Ascend
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Ascend

Amanda Hocking

Published 2012

326 pages

Henry IV, Part 1
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Henry IV, Part 1

William Shakespeare

1972 · 2023 edition

156 pages

Crier's War
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Crier's War

Nina Varela

Published 2019

400 pages

Cruel Crown
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Cruel Crown

Victoria Aveyard

Published 2016

208 pages

The Ickabog
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The Ickabog

J. K. Rowling

2020 · 2025 edition

304 pages

Darkest Mercy
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Darkest Mercy

Melissa Marr

Published 2011

327 pages

Entice
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Entice

Carrie Jones

2010 · 2011 edition

266 pages

Lady in Waiting
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Lady in Waiting

Anne Glenconner

2019 · 2021 edition

336 pages

Five Dark Fates
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Five Dark Fates

Kendare Blake

2018 · 2021 edition

464 pages