Summary
ThePowerless Trilogyby Lauren Roberts has become one of themost popular series on BookTok, soit’s no wonder readers are eager to get their hands on the next book,Fearless.The thirdPowerlessbook is still a while off, as the second installment justhit shelves in July 2024.Recklesswas one of themost-anticipated fantasy books of the entire year, and judging by its 4.24 averageGoodreadsrating, it’s a satisfying follow-up to 2023’sPowerless.Clearly, Paedyn and Kai’s story is hooking readers, which makes the wait for the next sequel even more agonizing.
The Powerless Trilogyis set in a world where people have obtained powers from a plague, and those who don’t emerge with abilities are considered dangerous. Paedyn is one such person, and she spends much of her life pretending she’s not Ordinary to avoid being killed. Things are made more complicated when she’s forced to participate in the Purging Trials, a Hunger Games-like tournament that pits Elites against one another. This ends with a shocking twist that sends her on the run inReckless,andit’s hard to say if she’ll get a happy ending whenFearlessfinally arrives.
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Fearless' Release Date Is August 07, 2025
There’s Less Than A Year Between Reckless And Its Sequel
Those eager to get their hands on the nextPowerless Trilogybook after readingRecklessare actually in luck.Fearlessalready has a release date, with the next book slated to arrive on June 22, 2025.This is less than a year afterReckless’release date, so readers won’t need to agonize over Kai and Paedyn’s fates for too long. Things are moving quickly for Roberts’Powerlesstrilogy, as the gap between the first two installments was just a little over a year. And with an even shorter wait between books two and three, readers can expect closure sooner rather than later.
Fearlessalready has a release date, with the next book slated to arrive on August 06, 2025.
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Fearless Is The Final Book In Lauren Roberts' Powerless Trilogy
It Will Conclude Paedyn & Kai’s Story
The short gap betweenRecklessandFearlessis even more exciting when one realizes that there won’t be any more waits after the next book comes out. As the series' name suggests,The Powerless Trilogywill conclude with the third book, meaningFearlesshas plenty of questions to answer and storylines to resolve when it debuts. It’s not impossible that Roberts will return to this world from another perspective; in fact, she’s mentioned a second novella (viaPublisher’s Weekly). But Paedyn and Kai’s story will conclude inFearless,and the finale is both exciting and worrisome afterReckless’bombshell ending.
Warning: The next section contains SPOILERS for Reckless by Lauren Roberts.
Fearless' Story: What The Ending Of Reckless Set Up
Kitt Will Play A Much Bigger Role In The Final Book
Recklessdoesn’t move the plot as far as many readers hoped, even if the banter and interactions between Paedyn and Kai make it a solid sequel. There are a few important developments that will shape the end ofThe Powerless Trilogythough, the biggest beingReckless’Kitt twist. When Kai returns Paedyn to the palace, she isn’t executed or locked in the dungeons. Instead, she’s informed she’ll be wed to the new king — a surprising development that suggestsreaders will see much more of Kitt in the third book.
When Kai returns Paedyn to the palace, she isn’t executed or locked in the dungeons. Instead, she’s informed she’ll be wed to the new king.
Kitt’s looming marriage to Paedyn will obviously complicate her dynamic with Kai, and it could drive a wedge between the two brothers. It will also be detrimental to Paedyn, as she associates Kitt with his father, a figure who’s caused much of her trauma. It’s hard to say what Kitt intends to do with this marriage, and it’s possible Calum is pushing it to save Paedyn’s life. But there’s a chanceFearlesswill turn Kitt into a full-blown villain, with his proximity allowing him to torment Paedyn as much as he wants.
There are also important revelations about the tensions between the Ordinaries and Elites inReckless.The journal of Paedyn’s father reveals that the king was aware the Ordinaries posed no threat to the Elites. It seems other powerful forces know this truth, which could help the Resistance.Paedyn becoming queen could also aid their efforts, which may be why Calum wants her married to Kitt. Kitt and Kai will likely be on the lookout for any threat of treason, soit’s hard to see how to see how Paedyn or the Resistance will find their way out of their current circumstances.
What Else We Know About The Conclusion To The Powerless Trilogy
A Familiar Face Could Return In Fearless
Further details aboutFearlessare currently sparse, butRecklessobviously sets the stage for an epic conclusion to Roberts’Powerless Trilogy.Roberts hasn’t said much else about the upcoming sequel, though she did tease that Mak — a character from her novella,Powerful— could make a comeback inFearless.This was during an interview withSimon Teen,which mostly teasedReckless.Hopefully, as readers approach the third and final book, Roberts will have more to say aboutReckless’ending and what it means for the conclusion ofThe Powerless Trilogy.
