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Two new students arrive at the Keep.
One is Dorjan, a mysterious young man, the first foreigner ever admitted
to the Keep, and heir to the family of Dreamwens-people who can walk
in dreams. The other calls herself Sara, but she is the Princess Saravelda,
daughter of King Landen and Queen Torina. Both Dorjan and Saravelda
are hiding secrets of the past, but they must trust each other before
they can act to overcome the darkness threatening the Healer's Keep.
Across
the ocean in Sliviia a talented slave girl named Maeve is sold to
Lord Morlen, a man who inspires terror in all who meet him. Maeve
learns that she, too, is part of the Dreamwen line. Can she use
her heritage to escape?
And
Jasper, a freeman of Sliviia who has survived on his wits and courage,
must decide how much he will risk for love. The destiny of these
four people are intertwined. Together they must confront the powers
that prey upon their world.
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Awards |
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Colorado Blue Spruce Award List 2003/2004
New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age 2003
Colorado
Book Award Finalist 2002
Calderdale
Children's Book of the Year 2003 Shortlist (UK)
Red
House Book Award List 2003 (UK)
International
Reading Association Young Adults' Choices selection 2004
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Publisher Marketing |
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Author: Victoria Hanley
Publisher:
Laurel-Leaf Books
US
SRP: $6.50
US
Binding: Mass Market
Paperback
Pub
Date: February 2005
Ages:
7th Grade to 12th Grade
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Citations: |
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Kirkus Review -
Children 09/15/2002 pg. 1391 (ISBN 0823417603, Hardcover)
PW Notes and Reprints
11/11/2002 pg. 66 (ISBN 0823417603, Hardcover)
School Library
Journal 12/01/2002 pg. 140 (ISBN 0823417603, Hardcover)
Bulletin of Ctr
for Child Bks 01/01/2003 pg. 201 (ISBN 0823417603, Hardcover)
Voice of Youth
Advocates 02/01/2003 pg. 487 (ISBN 0823417603, Hardcover)
Hornbook Guide
to Children 07/01/2002 pg. 94 (ISBN 0823417603, Hardcover)
Hornbook Guide
to Children 01/01/2003 pg. 94 (ISBN 0823417603, Hardcover)
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Reviews:
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Aberystwyth
Bookseller,
The
Brigham
Young University
Coloradoan,
The
Catholic
Library World
Hornbook
Guide to Children (Wednesday, January 1, 2003)
Kirkus
Review
School
Library Journal
Shipley
Library
Publisher's
Weekly (Monday, November 11, 2002)
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Aberystwyth: |
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A fantastic book; the plot told with
endless strength and detail. Thrillingly exciting and frighteningly
dark, the story is filled with hope and love as well as blood and
fear and magic. The characters are honestly and sympathetically written
and the plot never loses its grip for the reader. Absolutely wonderful,
and highly recommended. (Suitable for children over 13 years old).
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The Bookseller: |
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An inventive, gripping novel. |
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Brigham Young University: |
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The Healer's Keep is an exceptional
novel full of fast paced, exciting action. While the plot line is
complex, Victoria Hanley expertly weaves all the different stories
together and brings them to a smashing conclusion. |
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Catholic Library World: |
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The plot moves smoothly through the
two kingdoms and the dream world. This is a good fantasy novel for
any library." --Charlotte Decker |
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The Coloradoan: |
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A riveting read for teens... Hanley
writes with polish and flair. The characters and the makeup of the
fantasy world in this book are complicated yet ring completely true.
One of the gifts that Hanley brings to her vivid writing is a sense
of plausibility without being predictable. She explores the motives
of characters in subtle ways...This is a page-turner--don't miss it!
--Sue-Ellen Jones |
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Hornbook Guide to Children
(Wednesday, January 01, 2003): |
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This companion book to "The Seer
and the Sword" follows four teens as they attempt to keep the
villains from destroying the Boundary that prevents the Shadow King
from taking over the world. The complex and convoluted plot has some
holes, and there are too many primary characters, both good and evil.
Even so, the fantasy adventure contains enough intriguing elements
and exciting twists to satisfy readers. (Copyright 2003 by The Horn
Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.) |
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Kirkus Reviews: |
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The dramatic action keeps the characters
hurtling from the crisis to cataclysm, while forcing them to moral
compromises that develop character depth...the tale works well both
as a sequel and on its own. Solid and satisfying. (Fantasy. 12+) |
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School Library Journal: |
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Gr 7 Up- This complex and engrossing
companion to the Seer and the Sword (Holiday House, 2000) can be read
independently. Lovers of fantasy will gravitate to its magic, its
compelling characters, and its classic struggles between good and
evil. |
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Shipley Library: |
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This is a companion to The Seer and
the Sword, and is an excellent fantasy in the vein of Tamora Pierce
and Mercedes Lackey. You might spring it on your languishing Harry
Potter fans, as well. --Pam Kavanaugh |
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Publisher's Weekly (Monday
, November 11, 2002): |
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The Healer's Keep by Victoria Hanley
follows Princess Saravelda, the 16-year-old daughter of Queen Torina
(last seen in Hanley's The Seer and the Sword) as she unites with
Dorjan, a fellow student at Healer's Keep (where they study the mystic
arts). The two soon join with Dorjan's half-sister, Maeve, in a heroic
battle against the evil Shadow King. |
