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Title: Crown Duel: The Crown & Court Duet, Book I by Sherwood Smith ISBN: 0-15-201608-2 Publisher: Harcourt Pub. Date: April, 1997 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.93 (248 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Ten stars - A HUNDRED stars!
Comment: Quite simply, these books are fabulous! I would recommend them to anyone who has enjoyed the works of Tamora Pierce, Robin McKinley or Gail Carson Levine. Not only is the 'Crown Duel' duet an absolute page-turner, but they are also uniquely written, taking a refreshingly different perspective on the usual 'Medieval with Magic' setting that we all know and love so well. The heroine here - 16 year old Countess Meliara - is so feisty and full of anger but at the same time so wryly humourous and self-depreciating that it is impossible not to like her. Taking the duet to a whole new level however, is the Hero. To name him would be a spoiler for those who have not yet read these (in which case, what are you waiting for?) but he really is so...indescribably...obnoxious, that it is a wonder how Mel refrains from strangling him with her bare hands. Which of course, is why he's so utterly fabulous. Not even Tamora Pierce's Duke Roger can equal him for sheer slipperly sexiness. Sigh...
Anyhow, I would definately count these as some of my favorites, and they now hold a space on my keeper shelf. I await anything and anything else written by this autor with baited breath.
Rating: 5
Summary: Beautiful Cover, Better Book!
Comment: I could hardly put down this book once I started it. All of the characters, from the clever but at times naive Meliara and her loyal and friendly brother Bran to the intelligent and dangerous Shevraeth (what a fabulous name!), are compelling, interesting, and engaging. The world with its troubles is well-drawn, and the scope of the book allows many tantalizing glimpses into various aspects of life that Smith has imagined.
Although the plot is definitely exciting with its twists and turns and high stakes of the adventure, what makes this book are without a doubt the characters. Smith never generalizes about them nor makes excuses for their problems. As the book is written in the first-person from the point of view of Countess Meliara, we see her character the most clearly. Though she can be quick to judge and sometimes incredibly wrong about others, we cannot help but be sympathetic to her struggles and to her great spunk and honor throughout. Her perceptions obviously color her experiences, but on some level that makes the journey more interesting. We see her try to start a rebellion, get injured and captured, and deal with a whole host of people outside of her provincial and fairly sheltered life, and we are able to experience her insecurities as well as her triumphs. She is a compelling character, and the circumstances in which she, her brother, and her friends find themselves force them all to live to the best of their abilities. One cannot help but be drawn in.
I definitely recommend this book for lovers of good stories. As an adult, I enjoyed this book enormously, and I cannot thank Sherwood Smith enough for writing it. I'm starting Court Duel today, and I am thrilled that there is more ahead of Meliara, Branaric, Shevraeth (a fantastic character in this novel, and I can't wait to see more of him ahead), and the others.
Rating: 4
Summary: Crown Duel
Comment: Crown Duel was an excellent book. It was so exciting. After the death of their father, teenage Countess Meliara Astair and her brother must forfill their promise to him and remove King Galdran from the throne of Remalna. They revolt against the king and start a war. Meliara is captures and eludes the knig and his soldiers several times. Not only must she escape the soldiers, but also death at the hands of the evil king.
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Title: Court Duel: The Crown & Court Duet, Book II by Sherwood Smith ISBN: 0152016090 Publisher: Harcourt Pub. Date: April, 1998 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: Trickster's Choice (Daughter of the Lioness Book 1) by TAMORA PIERCE ISBN: 0375814663 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 23 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The Perilous Gard by Richard J. Cuffari, Elizabeth Marie Pope, Richard J Cuffari ISBN: 0618150730 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 29 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: The Seer and the Sword by Victoria Hanley ISBN: 0440229774 Publisher: Laure Leaf Pub. Date: 08 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Lady Knight : by Evangelynn A Stratton ISBN: 059509838X Publisher: Writers Club Press Pub. Date: 20 July, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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