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Seven Realms
4 Reviews
(2)
YA
Seven Realms series.
In this concluding volume of the series, Han longs to marry Queen Raisa, but she's committed to a political marriage to save her quarreling queendom. Betrayal, war, and the faith of lovers all come around to a glorious conclusion as Chima weaves together her geopolitical, magical, romantic, and even mythical themes on an epic scale.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
March, 2013
(2)
YA
Seven Realms series.
With her mother's unexpected death, Raisa's life and throne depend on her swift return to the Fells, before the wizards crown her younger sister and the hostility between the Spirit Clans and flatlanders tear her country apart. Chima's tour-de-force world building keeps readers rapt, with cutthroat action sequences running parallel to the political ones. Unresolved issues galore point toward a crackerjack concluding volume.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2011
(2)
YA
Seven Realms series.
Princess Raisa, accompanied by bodyguard (and love interest) Amon, seeks anonymity at the military academy at Oden's Ford. Meanwhile, former gang lord Han Allister also travels to Oden's Ford to enroll in the wizard's academy. This sequel to The Demon King advances the story to a crisis point, where it leaves readers poised in eager anticipation of future installments.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2010
(2)
YA
Seven Realms series.
Former street lord Han Alister finds a magical amulet. When gang members are murdered, Han realizes the killers are after the amulet. Meanwhile, heir-to-the-throne Princess Raisa's sixteenth name-day approaches, when she becomes eligible to be courted. Readers follow the highly likable characters in plot strands that touch and separate and re-form, creating an ambitious web of politics and intrigue.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2010
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