Publication Date: Sept. 24th 2009
Publisher: Gollancz
Pages: 334
Series: Graceling Realm #2
Source: Purchased
Rating:
★★★★★
It is not a peaceful
time in the Dells. The young King Nash clings to his throne while rebel
lords in the north and south build armies to unseat him. The mountains
and forests are filled with spies and thieves and lawless men.
This
is where Fire lives. With a wild, irresistible appearance and hair the
color of flame, Fire is the last remaining human monster. Equally hated
and adored, she had the unique ability to control minds, but she guards
her power, unwilling to steal the secrets of innocent people. Especially
when she has so many of her own.
Then Prince Brigan comes to
bring her to King City, The royal family needs her help to uncover the
plot against the king. Far away from home, Fire begins to realize
there's more to her power than she ever dreamed. Her power could save
the kingdom.
If only she weren't afraid of becoming the monster her father was.
Release Date: Oct 1st 2008
Publisher: Harcourt
Pages: 471
Source: Purchased
Rating: ★★★★★
Series: Graceling Realm #1
His eyes, Katsa had
never seen such eyes. One was silver, and the other, gold. They glowed
in his sun-darkened face, uneven, and strange. She was surprised that
they hadn't shone in the darkness of their first meeting. They didn't
seem human....
Then he raised his eyebrows a hair, and his mouth
shifted into the hint of a smirk. He nodded at her, just barely, and it
released her from her spell.
Cocky, she thought. Cocky and
arrogant, this one, and that was all there was to make of him. Whatever
game he was playing, if he expected her to join him he would be
disappointed.
In a world where people born with an extreme
skill—called a Grace—are feared and exploited, Katsa carries the burden
of the skill even she despises: the Grace of killing. She lives
under the command of her uncle Randa, King of the Middluns, and is
expected to execute his dirty work, punishing and torturing anyone who
displeases him.
When she first meets Prince Po, who is Graced with combat skills, Katsa has no hint of how her life is about to change.
She never expects to become Po's friend.
She
never expects to learn a new truth about her own Grace—or about a
terrible secret that lies hidden far away...a secret that could destroy
all seven kingdoms with words alone.
