This just sounds fascinating! I've never read anything by Morgan Rhodes (pseudonym of Michelle Rowen). But the cover has me hooked. I find myself enjoying high fantasy more and more. I hope this one will live up the hype. It will be released Dec 11, 2012 published by Razorbill.
Taken from Goodreads:
In a land where magic has been forgotten but peace has reigned for centuries, a deadly unrest is simmering. Three kingdoms grapple for power--brutally transforming their subjects' lives in the process. Amidst betrayals, bargains, and battles, four young people find their fates forever intertwined:
Cleo: A princess raised in luxury must embark on a rough and treacherous journey into enemy territory in search of a magic long thought extinct.
Jonas: Enraged at injustice, a rebel lashes out against the forces of oppression that have kept his country impoverished--and finds himself the leader of a people's revolution centuries in the making.
Lucia: A girl adopted at birth into a royal family discovers the truth about her past--and the supernatural legacy she is destined to wield.
Magnus: Bred for aggression and trained to conquer, a firstborn son begins to realize that the heart can be more lethal than the sword...
The only outcome that's certain is that kingdoms will fall. Who will emerge triumphant when all they know has collapsed?
Cleo: A princess raised in luxury must embark on a rough and treacherous journey into enemy territory in search of a magic long thought extinct.
Jonas: Enraged at injustice, a rebel lashes out against the forces of oppression that have kept his country impoverished--and finds himself the leader of a people's revolution centuries in the making.
Lucia: A girl adopted at birth into a royal family discovers the truth about her past--and the supernatural legacy she is destined to wield.
Magnus: Bred for aggression and trained to conquer, a firstborn son begins to realize that the heart can be more lethal than the sword...
The only outcome that's certain is that kingdoms will fall. Who will emerge triumphant when all they know has collapsed?
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It is a really cool cover! Did you get Bitterblue yet? When I read "kingdoms" it reminded me of that series!
ReplyDeleteI have Bitterblue for my nook. But I haven't read it yet.
ReplyDeleteThat cover is pretty awesome. Just curious, it this YA?
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It is YA, Cimmaron.
DeleteLOVE the cover on this book! Great pick :)
ReplyDeleteGreat pick! This is the book I want the most at BEA.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I want this one too.
DeleteI hadn't heard of this one, but it sounds like it could be really good.
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