Six Savage Thrones

Queens of Elben #2

by Holly Race

From a major new voice in epic fantasy, Six Savage Thrones continues the Queens of Elben trilogy, a breathtaking epic fantasy of dragons, courtly intrigue, sapphic yearning, and the wives of Henry VIII defying their destiny.

DIVIDED HE WINS, UNITED HE FALLS.

The kingdom of Elben is in turmoil. One of its magical palaces lies in ruins at the bottom of the ocean and the king is on the hunt for the traitor Queen Seymour. He will not stop until he brings her to her knees.

No one would ever suspect Queen Howard of treachery or spy craft, but she is no longer content to be the king's songbird. She will see to Henry's downfall. But there is a new gentleman at court, one who seems to know more about her true motives than he should—is he friend or foe?

Queen Cleves has already survived a war. She knows what she must do to protect herself, but now she finds herself fighting a longing for another queen that is so fierce it might swallow her up.

Amidst the turmoil, King Henry's sister Cecilia vies for the power she has been denied. But the queens will soon learn they must work together to break the bonds that tie them to the king. For Henry is delving deeper into strange old magics, ones that could birth a monster.

Genres: Fantasy, Adult

400 pages, Hardcover

Expected publication June 16, 2026

Reviews

[BookishKB]

👑🔥 Six Savage Thrones by Holly Race 🔥👑

📖 Bookish Thoughts
I’ll be sharing my full review closer to publication date.

🖤 What to Expect
• Court politics
• Sapphic longing
• Dragons
• Power struggle
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📅 Pub Date: June 16, 2026
📝 Thank you to Orbit Books and NetGalley for the advanced copy. All thoughts are my own.

[Annabelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

You enjoy historical fantasies that lean more toward fantasy than history. You have an appreciation for dragons in your fantasy tales. You have a particular fondness for the Tudor court. You read (and enjoyed) Six Wild Crowns. You liked the story told by Boleyn and Seymour, but now you are ready to hear from more of Henry's wives (and maybe even a sister). Six Savage Thrones conveys the continuation of the tale that you have been waiting for. Cleves, Howard, and Cecilia carry on the narrative of the Queens of Elben with more intrigue, drama, romantic interludes, and treachery than Six Wild Crowns, then top it off with a twisted ending that will leave you more than desirous for the third book in this trilogy and not just to find out what the titular sextet will be.
I received access to this eARC thru NetGalley (for which I want to thank NetGalley and the publisher, Orbit Books) for an honest review. The opinion expressed here is my own.