Cerulia is disguised and given a new identity as a commoner. Betrayed by her Council, Queen Cressa fears for her own life and life of her daughter, and is forced into an exile.
Queen Cressa is surrounded by treacherous nobles, one of whom stages a coup to kill the queen in order to rule the country as a regent. Then we are plunged into the world of court intrigue. It is blatantly obvious to us that it is communicating with animals and that like it was the case with her mother, Cerulia's talent will develop in future and will manifest itself at the times of need. We meet Princella Cerulia at the age of eight when the elders are trying to define her special talent (all previous queens possessed one). There is also depth that comes with the additional background and showing the characters' motivations. The author pays attention to give every character- main or secondary their own distinct voice, appearance and personality. The characterization is absolutely fantastic, and let me tell you, there is a large cast. Sarah Kozloff lets you experience this complex world as if it is your own and when an explanation comes it's just a piece of a puzzle that fits in the overall picture.
I trusted the author to provide the necessary background information at the right moment. You are in the middle of events at the Nargiz castle, home of Weirandale queens, and yet, I was not confused or baffled for a single moment. With this one I was hooked straightaway and couldn't put it down until I devoured all 500 pages of this fast-paced first instalment of Sarah Kolzloff's new series. She lives in the Hudson Valley with her husband and a shifting menagerie of pets, who mistakenly believe they are suitable replacements for grown sons.Įpic fantasy books require a special mindset, focus and time to get into. All four books, A Queen in Hiding, The Queen of Raiders, A Broken Queen, and The Cerulean Queen, came out from January through April 2020. Her epic fantasy quartet, The Nine Realms, was published by TOR on a rapid publications schedule. She didn’t know then that this leap into creative writing would spark a new career. That summer, she grabbed her laptop and started imagining a world that awaited the return of the queen. In 2012, while teaching a senior seminar on American Women Directors, she realized that neither the books nor films of Lord of the Rings could pass the Bechdel Test. from an interdisciplinary program at Stanford University, joining the Film Department of Vassar College in 1988. Sarah has spent her life immersed in literature, narrative, and film.Īfter a degree in English at Dartmouth she worked in film production in NYC.
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