Harrison, Mette Ivie The Rose Throne, 390 p. Egmont,
2013. Violence: PG (some, mild).
Princess Ailsbet has no magic; she is unweyr
and her only value is as a pawn in her father’s hands, King Haikor of
Rurik. His powerful taweyr, power to
control animals and man, makes him the ultimate authority in his kingdom, and
he has almost completely eliminated neweyr, the power to control plants. Anyone with the wrong weyr, as Haikor
believes taweyr is for men only and neweyr is only for women, is declared
ekhono and hunted down and killed. In
Weirland, however , both weyr’s flourish and Rurik’s ekhono are rescued and
hidden. King Haikor wants to unite
(control) both kingdom’s by marrying his son to Weirland’s daughter.
There is no good way to succinctly explain the
world and plot of this book. I read it
as an ebook, so I was surprised to find out how long it is. It read much faster than its page count and I
found the world to be very interesting.
Students who enjoy Graceling by Cashore would probably also enjoy this.
MS, HS – OPTIONAL. Cindy, Library Teacher.
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