The Waking Land
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (987 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B072MK7QVG |
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| Number of Pages | : | 377 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-31 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Now Elanna has no choice but to lead a rebellion against the kingdom to which she once gave her allegiance. Returning to the homeland of magical legends she has forsaken, Elanna is forced to reckon with her despised, estranged father, branded a traitor long ago. Feeling a strange, deep connection to the natural world, she also must face the truth about the forces she has always denied or disdained as superstition - powers that suddenly stir within her. In the lush and magical tradition of Naomi Novik's award-winning Uprooted comes this riveting debut from brilliant young writer Callie Bates - whose boundles
"Wonderful fantasy adventure" according to Orion. Lady Elanna is a political hostage of the king. Her father has been accused, rightfully, of plotting treason years ago, and so Elanna grew up under tense conditions among hostile members of the king's court. Her only solace is the king loves her like a daughter. Then the king is murdered, and Elanna is blamed, and she must flee for her life. She flees right into the arms of her father's men, who want to take her home, to join their traitorous cause. She resists. She has unresolved issues, but she can't run away from her fate.And so the adventure goes. Elanna faces da. "Underdeveloped" according to Eastern Sunset Reader. My Review: Upon reading the synopsis this book sounded vaguely familiar but different enough that I wanted to give it a try. I have to say even with the interesting synopsis and beautifully detailed cover, the story itself fell rather short. I almost DNFed this book multiple times. The pacing is very slow, and not because it is building up to something either. We spend nearly Underdeveloped My Review: Upon reading the synopsis this book sounded vaguely familiar but different enough that I wanted to give it a try. I have to say even with the interesting synopsis and beautifully detailed cover, the story itself fell rather short. I almost DNFed this book multiple times. The pacing is very slow, and not because it is building up to something either. We spend nearly 3/Underdeveloped Eastern Sunset Reader My Review: Upon reading the synopsis this book sounded vaguely familiar but different enough that I wanted to give it a try. I have to say even with the interesting synopsis and beautifully detailed cover, the story itself fell rather short. I almost DNFed this book multiple times. The pacing is very slow, and not because it is building up to something either. We spend nearly 3/4 of the book following Elanna around as she waffles about who she wants to support, who she wants to be, what she believes or wants to do, all without knowing what exactly is going on. So bas. of the book following Elanna around as she waffles about who she wants to support, who she wants to be, what she believes or wants to do, all without knowing what exactly is going on. So bas. /Underdeveloped Eastern Sunset Reader My Review: Upon reading the synopsis this book sounded vaguely familiar but different enough that I wanted to give it a try. I have to say even with the interesting synopsis and beautifully detailed cover, the story itself fell rather short. I almost DNFed this book multiple times. The pacing is very slow, and not because it is building up to something either. We spend nearly 3/4 of the book following Elanna around as she waffles about who she wants to support, who she wants to be, what she believes or wants to do, all without knowing what exactly is going on. So bas. of the book following Elanna around as she waffles about who she wants to support, who she wants to be, what she believes or wants to do, all without knowing what exactly is going on. So bas. This author has an intense, splendid and grand imagination--and she successfully coveys it to us in words Callie Bates has a magnificent, colorful and exacting imagination and she is able to put it all into words. Couple her ability with a leaning towards good will, good morals, and a love of the land, this story rises up to meet like-minded readers. It's all I could have hoped for and more.She writes well and her characters are well-developed. Sometimes it seems that her imagination surpasses her writing and there are a few times when logic floundered. But those instances do not prevent the reader from flowing forward. Page-turning was effortless. Bates' words painted v