This week, what's really got my pages in a twist is...
Publication
Date: May 15, 2018
Hardcover, 512 pages, Balzer + Bray
Genres:
YA, Fantasy
They call her Traitor Kate. It’s a
title Kate Brighton inherited from her father after he tried to assassinate the
high king years ago. Now Kate lives as an outcast, clinging to the fringes of
society as a member of the Relay, the imperial courier service. Only those most
skilled in riding and bow hunting ride for the Relay; and only the fastest
survive, for when dark falls, the nightdrakes—deadly flightless dragons—come
out to hunt. Fortunately, Kate has a secret edge: she is a wilder, born with
magic that allows her to influence the minds of animals. But it’s this magic
that she needs to keep hidden, as being a wilder is forbidden, punishable by
death or exile. And it’s this magic that leads her to a caravan massacred by
nightdrakes in broad daylight—the only survivor her childhood friend, her first
love, the boy she swore to forget, the boy who broke her heart.
The high king’s second son, Corwin
Tormane, never asked to lead. Even as he waits for the uror—the
once-in-a-generation ritual to decide which of the king’s children will succeed
him—he knows it’s always been his brother who will assume the throne. And
that’s fine by him. He’d rather spend his days away from the palace, away from
the sight of his father, broken with sickness from the attempt on his life. But
the peacekeeping tour Corwin is on has given him too much time to reflect upon
the night he saved his father’s life—the night he condemned the would-be killer
to death and lost the girl he loved. Which is why he takes it on himself to
investigate rumors of unrest in one of the remote city-states, only for his
caravan to be attacked—and for him to be saved by Kate.
With their paths once more
entangled, Kate and Corwin have to put the past behind them. The threat of
drakes who attack in the daylight is only the beginning of a darker menace
stirring in the kingdom—one whose origins have dire implications for Kate’s
father’s attack upon the king and will thrust them into the middle of a brewing
civil war in the kingdom of Rime.
My Thoughts
I read Mindee Arnett’s Avalon duology, and I loved it. I’m
excited to see what she can do with a fantasy story. I don’t know too much
about this book because I refuse to read the full description. One, because it’s
so freakin’ long, and two, because I kind of just want to go in a little blind.
I know it’s YA, and it’s fantasy. I don’t think I need much more than that.
What book are you
waiting for this Wednesday?
I am very excited for this one too. I am thinking about getting it on audio. Great pick.
ReplyDeleteNice! Seeing a lot of this one lately! Looks intriguing but so far I think I'm waiting for reviews to aid in my decision making! Definitely will be looking out for yours!! ;)
ReplyDeleteHere's my WoW
Have a GREAT day!
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Yeah, I preordered it for the incentive, but I would probably have waited otherwise. I usually wait unless I'm super excited about the book.
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