Katie Cross
The Advocate by Katie Cross | The Historical Collection Book 3
The Advocate by Katie Cross | The Historical Collection Book 3
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All novels in The Historical Collection are standalones and can be read at any time.
Charlie Dauphin and Max Sinclair have been best friends since the rainy night they met at twelve years old.
They share more than a powerful magic.
More than a sprawling manor.
More than a hunger for justice, danger, and saving witches who cannot save themselves.
The Advocacy belongs to both of them.
With a team of Watchers and Defenders at their back, Charlie and Max are determined to protect the Central Network—and, eventually, all of Alkarra. Their mission is dangerous, their enemies are powerful, and the political world around them is far more fragile than it appears.
But even extraordinary witches have limits.
As political intrigue sharpens, rising magic shifts the balance of power, and disaster closes in, Charlie and Max are forced to carry more than any witch should have to bear alone.
They have courage.
They have magic.
They have each other.
But will friendship be strong enough to survive what is coming?
The Advocate is the third standalone novel in The Historical Collection by Katie Cross, a clean YA fantasy collection set in Alkarra before The Network Series, The Dragonmaster Trilogy, and The Sisterwitches Series. This historical fantasy adventure features ancient magic, political intrigue, Watchers and Defenders, found family, forbidden knowledge, magic and politics, powerful friendship, courage, and no spice.
Perfect for readers who love clean YA fantasy, Alkarra history, friendship-driven fantasy, political intrigue, magical institutions, medieval fantasy worlds, standalone fantasy novels, and worldbuilding origin stories.
Perfect For Readers Who Love
- YA fantasy books about friendship and magic
- Clean fantasy with no spice
- Historical fantasy set in magical worlds
- Political intrigue and magical institutions
- Watchers and Defenders
- Found family
- Powerful male friendships
- Ancient magic and forgotten history
- Magic and politics
- Forbidden knowledge
- Courage, loyalty, and sacrifice
- Medieval fantasy worlds
- Standalone fantasy novels
- Alkarra origin stories
- Dragonmaster Trilogy worldbuilding
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Series Reading Order
The Historical Collection
- The High Priestess
- The Swordmaker
- The Advocate
- The Great Library of Burke
- Wildrose
- The Weavers of Magic
All novels in The Historical Collection are standalones and can be read in any order.
The Historical Collection takes place in Alkarra before The Network Series, The Dragonmaster Trilogy, and The Sisterwitches Series.
FAQ
Is The Advocate part of The Historical Collection?
Yes. The Advocate is book 3 in The Historical Collection by Katie Cross.
Do I need to read the other Historical Collection books before The Advocate?
No. The Historical Collection is made up of standalone novels set in Alkarra. You can read The Advocate at any point.
Is The Advocate connected to The Dragonmaster Trilogy?
Yes. Readers of The Dragonmaster Trilogy will recognize connections to the political world, characters, and history of Alkarra. The Advocate expands the Advocacy, Watchers, Defenders, and the lives of witches connected to that larger world.
Is The Advocate connected to The Network Series?
Yes. The Advocate is set in Alkarra and takes place before The Network Series. It explores earlier history, political structures, magical institutions, and world-shaping events in the same fantasy world.
Is The Advocate appropriate for young adult readers?
Yes. The Advocate is a clean YA fantasy novel written for young adult readers and adult readers who enjoy friendship-driven fantasy, political intrigue, magical danger, found family, and no-spice adventure.
Does The Advocate have romance?
The Advocate is primarily focused on Charlie and Max’s friendship, the Advocacy, political intrigue, rising magic, and the fate of Alkarra. It is clean YA fantasy with emotional stakes and no spice.
Is there spice?
No. The Advocate is clean YA fantasy with no spice.
What tropes are in The Advocate?
This book includes powerful friendship, ancient magic, political intrigue, magic and politics, Watchers, Defenders, found family, forbidden knowledge, historical fantasy, medieval fantasy, and standalone fantasy.
What formats are available?
Depending on the edition selected, The Advocate may be available as an ebook, audiobook, or paperback.
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This is the story of how Max and Charlie became best friends. How two boys from very different backgrounds can become life long friends, brothers from other mothers… I love the mischief they are able to conjure!
A great read!
Thank you Katie for introducing us to these two exceptional boys!
Depending on when you have read anything about Maximillion ( you should start with the Dragon master trilogy) you may have determined he is hard to understand and obnoxious. Yet once you read about young Max and Charlie, how they grew up and their lives intertwined together you will see a very different person. Many of us only look at the outside of people and judge them by their "cover" when the real person has so many layers that one seldom knows the real person. This is one of those times that digging deeper and having an open mind gives you insight into the real (as real as any book can be to help us understand people around us). This book was something that brought incites into the why's these characters were the way they are. I came away loving every minute of reading and finding I had mis-judged not just one character but many. I totally loved this book. As Paul Harvey used to say "the rest of the story" adds insight into a great many things both things in the past and in the future.
Oh, this book brought me so much joy. You get to see how Max and Charlie met and the journeys they took to get to where they were in the Dragonmaster Trilogy was very rewarding. And of course, there is more Max and Isa. You discover how Maximillion discovers Isadora as well as his viewpoint throughout their relationship.
Great series book
There is SO MUCH to unpack in this epic story!! Charlie and Max start out as childhood friends that the magic brought together. They couldn't be any more opposite the other and it works beautifully for them. For his whole life Charlie is the only one Max has let into his circle until he finally meets Isadora. Charlie learns to navigate his double life as himself and the bumbling Charles. Together they make quite a force to be reckoned with. Tears of happiness, sadness and frustration...your emotions will run the gamut with this book and you will love every minute of it!