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Princess Torina lives a charmed
life in the Kingdom of Archeld. Then her father, King Kareed, seizes
the peaceful kingdom of Bellandra--and its legendary sword, rumored
to be able to defeat any enemy.
On
his return, he offers Torina two gifts: a beautiful crystal and
the defeated king's son, Landen, as a slave. Both prove to be more
precious than she could ever imagine, for with them Torina makes
two discoveries: She is a seer, able to glimpse the future in her
crystal, and Landen is not a servant but a peer, a noble spirit
who matches her in wits, humor and character. But all is not well
in Archeld.
Beneath
the seemingly orderly surface lurk greed, revenge, and plot's against
the king's life. Fingers point to Landen, but Torina cannot believe
he would harm her or her family. Can she use her new found powers
to save her beleaguered kingdom? Or must the seer take up the sword?
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Awards |
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2000 Colorado Book Award Winner
2001 United
Kingdom Carnegie Medal nominee
2002
New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age
2002/2003
Texas Lone Star Master List
2002/2003
Oklahoma Sequoyah YA Book Awards Master List
2002/2003
Utah Young Adults' Book Award List
2003 Kallbacher
Klapperschlange Award Winner (Germany)
2004-2005
Colorado Blue Spruce Award Nominee
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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: April 2003
Ages:
7th Grade to 12th Grade
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Citations: |
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PW
Notes and Reprints 05/05/2003 pg. 224 (ISBN 0440229774, Mass Market
Paperbound)
Kliatt
07/01/2003 pg. 32 (ISBN 0440229774, Mass Market Paperbound)
Kirkus
Review - Children 12/01/2000 pg. 1681 (ISBN 0823415325, Hardcover)
Booklist
12/15/2000 pg. 808 (ISBN 0823415325, Hardcover)
Publisher's
Weekly 01/01/2001 pg. 94 (ISBN 0823415325, Hardcover)
School
Library Journal 03/01/2001 pg. 250 (ISBN 0823415325, Hardcover)
Hornbook
Guide to Children 01/01/2001 pg. 322 (ISBN 0823415325, Hardcover)
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Reviews:
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ALA
Booklist
Bulletin
of the Center for the Children's Books
David
Fickling
Kirkus
Reviews
Parents
Choice
Publishers
Weekly
Rocky
Mountain News
Schoolsnet
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ALA Booklist: |
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This fantasy provides something for
everyone...combination of magic, intrigue, romance and a strong independent
heroine. |
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Bulletin of the Center for the Children's Books: |
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Hanley's language is rich and vivid
without being flowery, allowing adventure and suspense to guide this
guide this classic fantasy story...young adult fantasy readers will
welcome this talented new writer to the fold of beloved authors who
write intricate and moving coming of age tales... |
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David Fickling: |
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From the start the story is there and
it grips and carries you away. Each character and scene is beautifully
drawn...the work of a born storyteller. |
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Kirkus Reviews: |
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A well crafted fantasy...Hanley pulls
off the cleverly constructed plot of her novel with cinematic panache...an
impressive debut. |
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Parents Choice: |
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Romance! Intrigue! Battles! Evil Kings!
Fortune-teller! Magic Sword! This novel by Hanley bodes well for those
to come. |
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Publishers Weekly: |
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Hanley's characters are heroic and
vulnerable, smart and hot-blooded. The romance rings true and the
action sings with excitement...Fans of romance and the Round Table
genre will be swept up in the plot. |
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Rocky Mountain News: |
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Author Victoria Hanley transport readers
into an amazing romantic and medieval world of legend and magic in
her debut book about a princess who is a powerful seer...This book
shouldn't be overlooked. Grade: A |
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Schoolsnet: |
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A simply stunning first novel from Victoria
Hanley and the best children's book since the death of Roald Dahl. |
