Night Flower, currently only available online, is a prequel novella to Court of Fives, the first book in Kate Elliott’s YA fantasy trilogy (also titled COURT OF FIVES). The relationship between Doma Kiya and Captain Esladas — the parents of Jessamy, teenaged Fives adversary and central figure of the trilogy — is a matter of speculation for many, especially the Saroese nobles who view this pairing with disgust and disdain.
September 1st, 2016. Jana Nyman´s rating: 4.5 | Kate Elliott | Short Fiction, Young Adult | SFF Reviews | 2 comments |
The Windsingers by Megan Lindholm
The Windsingers is the second book in a series of four featuring Ki and Vandien. It was first published in 1984. The first novel, Harpy’s Flight, which was also Lindholm’s debut, showed some serious flaws in pacing and structure but I still thought it was an interesting book. In The Windsingers, Lindholm clearly improves in those areas but she loses some of the dynamic between Ki and Vandien. In the end I did think the first novel,
September 1st, 2016. Rob Weber´s rating: 3.5 | Megan Lindholm | SFF Reviews | no comments |
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