A Crown Disowned is the third volume of the cycle of Oak, Yew, Ash, and Rowan that began with To the King a Daughter and was continued in Knight or Knave.

The earth is shaking and splitting as the forces from the North draw nearer. The Ice Dragon Riders are speaking to the land, and more fire mountains awaken in the Bog. Rohan seeks to join forces with Tusser, leader of the Bog-folk, as Queen Ysa raises an army to clear the Bog.

War draws closer until even the Queen cannot deny it any longer. Raids from the North increase and for the first time, the Riders of the Ice Dragons appear. It is time for the Queen to give up her game of pitting one faction against another. Four great armies assemble and they all march under the same banner. Though they do not—cannot—represent the Four Trees, this is nevertheless seen as a good omen.

Many good men from all four armies fall in battle, yet the Great Foulness is still at large. Is the combined might of the four powers enough to free the land from evil?

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From Publishers Weekly

In A Crown Disowned: Volume Three of the Cycle of Oak, Yew, Ash, and Rowan, the lively, well-paced conclusion to Andre Norton and Sasha Miller's fantasy trilogy (To the King a Daughter; Knight or Knave), Rohan must defeat the Ice Dragons and the armies of the North as well as defend his allies from the machinations of Dowager Queen Ysa. The unsurprising, inoffensive narrative contains enough swashbuckling, poisoning and intrigue to keep readers turning the pages.
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From Library Journal

The Ice Dragon Riders sweep down from their northern home, bringing terror and destruction upon the lands to the south. Rohan of the Sea-Rovers seeks an alliance with the Bog-folk and attempts to convince the Dowager to abandon her petty politicking and join forces to fight the Ice Dragons and the Great Foulness they serve. Continuing the tale begun in To the King a Daughter and Knight or Knave, veteran authors Norton (the "Witch World" series; see also Elvenblood, reviewed above) and Miller (Ladylord) weave a tale of love and magic amid a time of war and turbulence. This classic fantasy belongs in most libraries.
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