Quest: Crowned

Storygazer Quest

Humans came together through the power of stories. But, was that enough to unite and guide? Or were the words, actions and presence of certain individuals the key drivers of civilization? Complex social structures with leadership have evolved over time and continue to do so. Leaders have existed long before written history! But how does one get their power? What do they do with it? How do their actions impact people? Let’s study political leaders to find some answers. Navigate the webs of influence, play their power games, listen in the courts, and you shall be crowned.

Add books you've read where one of the main characters is a political leader. The books may be non-fiction too.

4 occurrences

The Way of Kings

by Brandon Sanderson

The Cosmere

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

1007 PagesAugust 2010

Read by 43 people

3 occurrences

Assassin's Apprentice

by Robin Hobb

The Farseer Trilogy #1

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

451 PagesMay 1995

Read by 50 people

3 occurrences

Elantris

by Brandon Sanderson

Elantris #1

High/Epic FantasyRomance

592 PagesApril 2005

Read by 41 people

3 occurrences

A Clash of Kings

by George R.R. Martin

A Song of Ice and Fire #2

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

913 PagesNovember 1998

Read by 35 people

3 occurrences

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

by Lewis Carroll

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland #1

AdventureFantasy

160 PagesNovember 1865

Read by 28 people

3 occurrences

Warbreaker

by Brandon Sanderson

Warbreaker #1

High/Epic FantasyRomanceAdventure

592 PagesJune 2009

Read by 35 people

2 occurrences

The Well of Ascension

by Brandon Sanderson

Mistborn: The Original Trilogy #2

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

792 PagesAugust 2007

Read by 46 people

2 occurrences

Rhythm of War

by Brandon Sanderson

The Cosmere

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

1296 PagesNovember 2020

Read by 24 people

2 occurrences

The Emperor's Soul

by Brandon Sanderson

Elantris

High/Epic Fantasy

144 PagesOctober 2012

Read by 29 people

2 occurrences

Graceling

by Kristin Cashore

Graceling Realm #1

High/Epic FantasyAdventureRomantic Fantasy

400 PagesOctober 2008

Read by 23 people

2 occurrences

Guards! Guards!

by Terry Pratchett

Ankh-Morpork City Watch #1

SatireComic FantasyInvestigator

412 PagesNovember 1989

Read by 20 people

2 occurrences

Where the Shadows Beckon

by Gillian Grant

The Blood of Eith #1

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

388 PagesDecember 2021

Read by 6 people

2 occurrences

Oathbringer

by Brandon Sanderson

The Stormlight Archive #3

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

1306 PagesNovember 2017

Read by 29 people

2 occurrences

Words of Radiance

by Brandon Sanderson

The Stormlight Archive #2

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

1080 PagesMarch 2014

Read by 32 people

1 occurrence

A Heart So Fierce and Broken

by Brigid Kemmerer

Cursebreakers #2

Fairy TaleAdventureFantasy

450 PagesJanuary 2020

Read by 7 people

1 occurrence

Tyrant's Throne

by Sebastien de Castell

Greatcoats #4

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

601 PagesApril 2017

Read by 2 people

1 occurrence

Lords of the North

by Bernard Cornwell

The Last Kingdom #3

Historical Fiction

512 Pages2007

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

The Hero of Ages

by Brandon Sanderson

Mistborn: The Original Trilogy #3

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

758 PagesOctober 2008

Read by 45 people

1 occurrence

Age of Empyre

by Michael J. Sullivan

The Legends of the First Empire #6

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

464 PagesMay 2020

Read by 3 people

1 occurrence

A Court of Thorns and Roses

by Sarah J. Maas

A Court of Thorns and Roses Main Trilogy #1

RomanceParanormalFantasy

419 PagesMay 2015

Read by 65 people

1 occurrence

Frostblood

by Elly Blake

Frostblood Saga #1

High/Epic FantasyParanormalAdventure

384 PagesJanuary 2017

Read by 2 people

1 occurrence

The Pale Horseman

by Bernard Cornwell

The Last Kingdom #2

Historical FictionAdventureFantasy

350 PagesJanuary 2006

Read by 5 people

1 occurrence

From the Ashes

by B.S.H. Garcia

The Heart of Quinaria #0.5

High/Epic Fantasy

76 PagesMay 2023

Read by 3 people

1 occurrence

The Prince

by Niccolò Machiavelli

HistoryPhilosophyPolitics

128 PagesJanuary 1531

Read by 5 people

1 occurrence

Magic Study

by Maria V. Snyder

The Chronicles of Ixia #2

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

432 PagesOctober 2006

Read by 10 people

1 occurrence

The Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses and the Rise of the Tudors

by Dan Jones

History

480 PagesSeptember 2014

Read by 2 people

1 occurrence

A Dance with Dragons

by George R.R. Martin

A Song of Ice and Fire #5

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

1112 PagesJuly 2011

Read by 19 people

1 occurrence

The Black Prism

by Brent Weeks

Lichtbringer

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

661 PagesAugust 2010

Read by 12 people

1 occurrence

Where the Sky Burns

by Gillian Grant

The Blood of Eith #5

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

632 PagesMarch 2023

100

Read by 3 people

1 occurrence

Excalibur

by Bernard Cornwell

The Warlord Chronicles #3

Historical FictionMythologyAdventure

496 PagesJanuary 1997

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety

by Jimmy Carter

Memoir & AutobiographyHistoryPolitics

July 2015

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

The Deep

by John Crowley

Alternate HistoryFantasyLiterary Fiction

192 Pages1975

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

Theft of Swords

by Michael J. Sullivan

Riyria #6-7

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

701 PagesOctober 2011

Read by 10 people

1 occurrence

The Hound of Greyvor

by W J Long III

The Silver Sights Saga #2

Space OperaParanormalSoft Sci-Fi

811 PagesSeptember 2024

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

The Priory of the Orange Tree

by Samantha Shannon

The Priory of the Orange Tree #1

High/Epic FantasyRomance

830 PagesFebruary 2019

Read by 20 people

1 occurrence

Never

by Ken Follett

Historical FictionContemporary FictionPolitics

November 2021

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

Daughter of the Beast

by E.C. Greaves

The Vyshivka Trilogy #1

High/Epic Fantasy

381 PagesMarch 2022

Read by 4 people

1 occurrence

Heir of Novron

by Michael J. Sullivan

Riyria #10-11

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

946 PagesJanuary 2012

Read by 5 people

1 occurrence

The Anglo-Saxons: A History of the Beginnings of England

by Marc Morris

History

464 PagesMay 2021

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

Harrow the Ninth

by Tamsyn Muir

The Locked Tomb #2

Science FictionFantasyHorror

560 PagesOctober 2020

Read by 9 people

1 occurrence

The Empress of Salt and Fortune

by Nghi Vo

The Singing Hills Cycle #1

Fantasy

March 2020

Read by 16 people

1 occurrence

Fairy Tale

by Stephen King

Urban FantasyScience FictionDark Fantasy

608 PagesSeptember 2022

Read by 17 people

1 occurrence

Duel of Fire

by Jordan Rivet

Steel and Fire #1

High/Epic FantasyRomanceAdventure

269 PagesMarch 2016

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis

by J.D. Vance

Memoir & AutobiographyPoliticsAnthropology & Sociology

381 PagesJune 2016

Read by 5 people

1 occurrence

A Promised Land

by Barack Obama

Memoir & AutobiographyHistoryPolitics

November 2020

Read by 2 people

1 occurrence

Wind and Truth

by Brandon Sanderson

The Cosmere

High/Epic FantasyAdventure

1344 PagesDecember 2024

Read by 7 people

1 occurrence

The Willful Princess and the Piebald Prince

by Robin Hobb

L'Assassin royal #0.6

High/Epic Fantasy

79 Pages2013

Read by 4 people

1 occurrence

Red, White & Royal Blue

by Casey McQuiston

Contemporary RomanceContemporary Fiction

416 PagesMay 2019

Read by 26 people

1 occurrence

Decision Points

by George W. Bush

Memoir & AutobiographyHistoryPolitics

512 PagesOctober 2010

Read by 1 person

1 occurrence

Hamlet

by William Shakespeare

Tragedy

122 PagesJanuary 1603

Read by 22 people