Sherwood Smith
Paperback | Pages: 471 pages Rating: 4.19 | 23940 Users | 986 Reviews
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| Title | : | Crown Duel (Crown & Court #1-2) |
| Author | : | Sherwood Smith |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Omnibus |
| Pages | : | Pages: 471 pages |
| Published | : | June 10th 2002 by Firebird (first published March 1st 1997) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Romance. Fiction. Adventure. Young Adult Fantasy |
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Battle on and off the field, with sword and fan, with might and manners...It begins in a cold and shabby tower room, where young Countess Meliara swears to her dying father that she and her brother will defend their people from the growing greed of the king. That promise leads them into a war for which they are ill prepared, a war that threatens the homes and lives of the very people they are trying to protect.
But war is simple compared to what follows, when the bloody fighting is done and a fragile peace is at hand. Although she wants to turn her back on politics and the crown, Meliara is summoned to the royal palace. There, she soon discovers, friends and enemies look alike, and intrigue fills the dance halls and the drawing rooms. If she is to survive, Meliara must learn a whole new way of fighting--with wit and words and secret alliances. In war, at least, she knew whom she could trust. Now she can trust no one.
The Firebird edition of Crown Duel combines the hardcover editions of Crown Duel and Court Duel-and features a never-before-published story by Sherwood Smith!
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| Original Title: | Crown Duel |
| ISBN: | 0142301515 (ISBN13: 9780142301517) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Crown & Court #1-2 |
| Characters: | Meliara Astiar, Vidanric Renselaeus (Marquis of Shevraeth), Oria, Julen, Justav, Charic, Khesot, Branaric Astiar |
Rating Appertaining To Books Crown Duel (Crown & Court #1-2)
Ratings: 4.19 From 23940 Users | 986 ReviewsEvaluation Appertaining To Books Crown Duel (Crown & Court #1-2)
When I read this, I was in 8th grade and in bed sick and spent the entire day reading this book. It was also raining outside. I loved it! Reading it now I can definitely see the flaws but I am nostalgic.Crown Duel is an old favorite, and I've lost count of the times I have revisited Remalna, the magical kingdom Crown Duel takes place in. If you're looking for a book to get for a young teen who loves fantasy and you'd like it to have the kind of romance healthy relationships are based on, I highly recommend this novel. Meliara Astiar is a stubborn, hotheaded countess who is as honest as she is ignorant. The novel begins in a drafty room in the Tlanth castle, where Bran and Mel swear to their
There were aspects I enjoyed in these books. The characters were not unlikeable until the bonus short story. The parts of the book where Mel was hiding out from the bad King, etc were entertaining. I did like that Mel was not perfect. In particular of the two books Crown Duel was fun. Court Duel was a bit tedious at times. "The Trouble with Kings" told the same court ladies are like IT girls in school plotline. The thing that I didn't care for was the resolution happened off the page [that alone
Well, I loved writing this story when I was in my very early twenties, and I loved typing it up when I was in my forties . . . if I were to write it over, the Merindars would be central, not poor Mel, but hey. Time and tides.
The protagonist of this book drove me CRAZY. For one thing, a significant percentage of the chapters end with her fainting or otherwise falling unconscious. More importantly, she decides she doesn't like the romantic hero for no reason except so that they won't get together in the first 100 pages, but then she spontaneously trusts an anonymous person who gives her gifts and writes her letters, even though she's surrounded by hostile rivals and has no reason to believe said person isn't just
When I read this, I was in 8th grade and in bed sick and spent the entire day reading this book. It was also raining outside. I loved it! Reading it now I can definitely see the flaws but I am nostalgic.
Before I start this review, Im just going to do a bit of basking in the feeling that I was wonderfully smart to abandon my huge to-read and maybe-read lists and reread this. Im really not doing any rereading at the moment, which is the sad flip-side of discovering so many new books from friends here, so it was unusual enough to merit some comment. (If not basking, in all honesty.) That done, I also want to mention that I got the updated-with-extras ebook from Book View Café for this reread,
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