Starflower is like C.S. Lewis meets Patricia Wrede while remaining completely Anne Elisabeth.The book is set 1600 years before the other books in the series. While having read the first couple books provides familiarity with some of the characters, you don't need to have read them to enjoy Starfl...
Loved Dragonwitch! The story gave us a little more insight into Imraldera and Eanrin's story. Ending was fantastic so I won't give it away. I really enjoyed the backstory for Hri Sora and how a whole new religion sprang up after the defeat of the Wolf Lord. I really enjoy the way Stengl develops ...
Varvare, however, staring into her mirror, saw none of these things. Instead she saw rags being draped tenderly across her hunched frame, and a crown of thistles and thorns set onto the bald dome of her head. The veils of her father could not work on her eyes. They could not cover the ugly featur...
Sairu regarded the wary face before her, considering many things and choosing her next words with care. After all, the idea had only just come to her, and it was not politic to rush ahead without at least a moment’s reflection. But then, Golden Daughters were trained to ma...
Lionheart opens his eyes and finds that strange dark face surrounded by white hair bending over him. He gasps, but she smiles at him, and her smile eases his fear. “Is it?” “What . . . what do you mean?” “You have the girl, this little friend of yours, safely in your service. You have proven your...
said the jester. “I said I am Prince Lionheart of Southlands.”Una blinked. Then she pushed away his hands and stepped back. “You . . . you’re a dragon-eaten Fool.”“No, I’m not.” He paused, then added, “Well, yes, maybe I am. But that’s beside the point. I have been Leonard the Jester for a good f...