The Seer And The Sword

Sep 23, 2024 5:18 AM

Author:Victoria Hanley

Flame-haired Princess Torina knows nothing of battles and conquest until her father, the king of Bellandra, returns home with an orphaned prince from the neighbouring enemy kingdom. The boy prince is offered to Torina as a slave, but she frees him from his bonds and their unusual friendship develops in the years that follow.

But Torina faces terrible danger - she has an amazing gift that many would kill for, and when her father is brutally murdered she is forced to flee for her life. An evil usurper takes over her rightful throne, and the kingdom is ruled by cruelty and fear. Can Torina's gift - to look into the future of others - help her win back what is rightly hers?

This is an epic fantasy of extraordinary scope and vision. Its twists and turns will leave readers breathless.

Reviews

Victoria Hanley is a born storyteller . . . Gripping and absorbing

—— Sainsbury's Magazine

Deceptive qualities all cleverly combined

—— School Librarian

Characters are great, the plot is something that's done before, but maybe not for children, who will love it. Great stuff

—— Gatewaymonthly.com

A great story

—— Teen Titles

This is a plot-driven, exciting thriller

—— Audrey Baker , Inis

Jacqueline Wilson has a distinctive narrative style with her spunky and articulate young heroines . . . A funny, punchy and quite moving read

—— The Bookseller on DOUBLE ACT

Two worlds conflate in this evocative and moving novel about the healing power of memory.

—— Oxford Times

Geras conveys well the difficulties of relating to a colonial community and being the new child...

—— Books for Keeps

This is a substantial novel suitable for readers of 13+

—— Inis

Bright and very descriptive . . .this book will stay with you forever

—— TBK mag

It has a slightly slow start but soon you will be glued to the covers

—— Independent on Sunday

Short review

—— The Good Book Guide

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