
2008 Printz Award Winner Melina Marchetta crafts an epic fantasy of ancient magic, exile, feudal intrigue, and romance that rivets from the first page.Finnikin was only a child during the five days of the unspeakable, when the royal family of Lumatere were brutally murdered, and an imposter seized the throne. Now a curse binds all who remain inside Lumatere’s walls, and those who escaped roam the ...
Series: The Lumatere Chronicles (Book 1)
Hardcover: 416 pages
Publisher: Candlewick; 1 edition (February 9, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0763643610
ISBN-13: 978-0763643614
Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 1.6 x 9.2 inches
Amazon Rank: 1360486
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I’m kicking myself. That’s how good this book is.I’m kicking myself, because I can’t believe I didn’t read this sooner.This series comes highly recommended by several of my trusted review sources, and, though it’s an amazing series (judging by the fi...
lands as exiles, persecuted and despairing, dying by the thousands in fever camps. In a narrative crackling with the tension of an imminent storm, Finnikin, now on the cusp of manhood, is compelled to join forces with an arrogant and enigmatic young novice named Evanjalin, who claims that her dark dreams will lead the exiles to a surviving royal child and a way to pierce the cursed barrier and regain the land of Lumatere. But Evanjalin’s unpredictable behavior suggests that she is not what she seems — and the startling truth will test Finnikin’s faith not only in her, but in all he knows to be true about himself and his destiny.