Thread started: Oct 1 2009, 4:20 AM EDT
Watch
I've just devoured 'The poison throne' by Celine Kiernan! It is the first novel in a trilogy, by an Irish writer, and is the best YA novel I've read this year, and I cannot wait until March/April 2010, when book 2 will be released. The website and blog is at www.celinekiernan.com
15 year old Wynter has returned to the city she grew up in, with her father Lorcan who is a Master carpenter, and who has trained Wynter in his footsteps. She and her father have been insulted by being forced to wait in the sun, instead of being granted access into the castle, but they understand it is political, and are finally allowed in. Wynter notices serious changes - the cats Wynter cared for have vanished, the king has decreed that the ghosts do not exist, and the heir to the throne, Alberon, has disappeared, leaving the king's bastard son, Razi, to be declared the heir apparent, which Razi doesn't want.
It is set in an alternate medieval Europe, and is a superb adventure, with strong relationships between Wynter, Razi, and the young man he has freed from slavery, Christopher.
I've tagged it as secondary, as there are torture scenes in it, which are descriptive, but not incredibly graphic. I also think that secondary age readers will get the most from it. Enjoy!
out of
found this valuable.
Do you find this valuable?
Show Last Reply
|
|
Last Reply:
RE: The book I'm loving right now...
By: ,
Oct 1 2009, 3:46 PM EDT
Definitely, Jackie. Razi and Christopher are as important as Wynter, and from what Celine told me, the other books will focus on them also. Check out the reader comments on Celine's website too, for reader responses (ignore my gushy comments!)
out of
found this valuable.
Do you find this valuable?
|
