Graceling

Graceling

by KristinCashore (Author)

Synopsis

In a world where people born with an exceptional skill, known as a Grace, are feared and exploited, Katsa carries the burden of a skill even she despises: the Grace of killing. She lives under the command of her Uncle Randa, King of the Middluns, and is expected to carry out his dirty work, punnishing and torturing anyone who displeases him. Breaking arms and cutting off fingers are her stock-in-trade. Finding life under his rule increasingly unbearable Katsa forms an underground Council, whose purpose is to combat the destructive behavior of the seven kings - after all, the Middluns is only one of the seven kingdoms, and each of them is ruled its own king with his own personal agenda for power. When the Council hears that the King of Liend's father has been kidnapped Katsa investigates ...and stumbles across a mystery. Who would want to kidnap him, and why? And who was the extraordinary Graced fighter who challenged her fighting skills, for the first time, as she and the Council rushed the old man to saftey? Something dark and deadly is rising in the north and creeping across the continent, and behind it all lurks the shadowy figure of a one eyed king ...

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Publisher: Gollancz
Published: 22 Jan 2009

ISBN 10: 0575084499
ISBN 13: 9780575084490
Book Overview: Stunning fantasy debut Readable, gripping, commercial and emotive, Graceling is a true read-until-you've-finished-it book This novel has everything: superb concept, great characters, perfect villains and a powerful coming of age story Perfect for the core fantasy readership but not offputting for casual fantasy readers The Graceling Trilogy has already sold in Germany, in a pre-empt deal, and gone to auction in France There is already a buzz about this title

Author Bio
Kristin Cashore is an exceptional debut novelist. She lives in Florida.