The Ever King

Though The Ever Seas series can be read on its own, it is founded on L.J. Andrews previous series, The Broken Kingdoms, which consists of nine installments and explores the nuances of four different earth fae kingdoms: the Northern kingdom (three books), the Eastern kingdom (three books), the Southern kingdom (two books), and the Western kingdom (one book). In the context of The Ever King, the most relevant clusters of installments concern the Northern Kingdom and the Eastern Kingdom. The Northern Kingdom trilogy (Curse of Shadows and Thorns, Court of Ice and Ash, and Crown of Blood and Ruin) explores the developing romance between Valen and Elise, Livia’s parents. The Eastern Kingdom trilogy, specifically its last book, Dance of Kings and Thieves, also holds vital exposition for The Ever King. It describes a very young Erik Bloodsinger, who is saved from captivity, and the novel also explores the existing relationships between Valen and Elise’s earth fae royals and King Thorvald and his brother, Harald.

Dance of Kings and Thieves also features the historic battle between Valen and Thorvald, in which Thorvald accuses Valen and the other earth fae of destroying his son Erik, the perfect Ever kingdom heir.