Deadened by a self imposed reading list of slogs and shoulds? Let Cashore’s "Graceling" remind you of the engrossing adventures of the books you first loved, and couldn’t get enough of. An afternoon of guilt-free young adult fantasy will enliven your upcoming summer reading list; a well written story, interesting concept, and the ability to make you remember what it’s like to not want to put a book down. Also a fantastic pick for any actual young adult in your life.
Publisher Graphia
Publication Date 2009-09-07
Section Science Fiction / All Staff Suggestions / Archived Staff Suggestions / Erica S.
Format Paperback
ISBN 9780547258300
Enter the Graceling Realm with the beloved story that started it all, from New York Times best-selling author Kristin Cashore.
Enter the Graceling Realm with the beloved story that started it all, from New York Times best-selling author Kristin Cashore.
Katsa is a Graceling, one of the rare people born with an extreme skill. As niece of the king, she lived a life of privilege until the day her ability to kill a man with her bare hands revealed itself during a royal banquet. Now she acts as her uncle’s enforcer, traveling the kingdom and threatening those who dare oppose him.
But everything changes when she meets Po, a foreign prince Graced with combat skills who is searching for the truth about his grandfather’s disappearance. When Katsa agrees to help him, she never expects to learn a new truth about her own Grace—or about a terrible secret that could destroy them all.
