Throughout the story, Kate witnesses the harsh realities of what this type of persecution, based on nothing more than fear, is like for those who have not had this type of shield.
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So, while she lives in fear of being caught, she hasn’t had to truly confront what life is like for those who didn’t grow up in a palace, free from suspicion primarily because of position. She has believed the stories she has been told about the dangers of her magic and that of others like her. Up to this point, Kate has been comfortable enough hiding her magic. What’s more, her story is an interesting take on persecution and privilege.
Kate’s magic was intriguing and throughout the story, we learn alongside her what she is truly capable of.
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But when strange attacks begin to happen in daylight, Corwin and Kate find there paths crossing again, as they both strive against dark forces at work in the kingdom.īoth Kate and Corwin were strong narrators with compelling arcs of their own, plus the storyline of their re-building relationship. After years in self-imposed exile, he has returned to a country that doesn’t seem to need him, being well run by his brother in his ailing father’s place. All of this while she tried to hide her magical ability to influence animals from the inquisitionists roaming the realm looking to round up and dispose of those like her.Ĭorwin’s life, too, is not what he once believed it would be.
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Her cozy life working alongside her father in the palace stables has turned to one fraught with danger and hard work as she tries to support herself as a mail carrier in a land full of dangerous beasts that kill any out after dark. Where once she had a best friend and burgeoning love in Prince Corwin, now she has only estrangement and bitterness at his failure to stand up for her and her father. After her father was executed for attempting to murder his good friend, the king, Kate’s life fell to pieces. Plus, I’m always there for any fantasy story that involves animal magic! But, if done right, I’ve loved alternating narrators in the past, and I was hopeful for this one. Another win for the “no models on covers” team! I was also intrigued by the dueling narratives, though I think I generally tend to be a reader who prefers only one POV. Review: This is another book that I requested primarily based on the beautiful cover art. The threat of drakes who attack in the daylight is only the beginning of a darker menace stirring in the kingdom-one whose origins have dire implications for Kate’s father’s attack upon the king and will thrust them into the middle of a brewing civil war in the kingdom of Rime. With their paths once more entangled, Kate and Corwin have to put the past behind them.
He’d rather spend his days away from the palace, away from the sight of his father, broken with sickness from the attempt on his life.
Even as he waits for the uror-the once-in-a-generation ritual to decide which of the king’s children will succeed him-he knows it’s always been his brother who will assume the throne. The high king’s second son, Corwin Tormane, never asked to lead. Fortunately, Kate has a secret edge: she is a wilder, born with magic that allows her to influence the minds of animals. Only those most skilled in riding and bow hunting ride for the Relay and only the fastest survive, for when dark falls, the nightdrakes-deadly flightless dragons-come out to hunt. Now Kate lives as an outcast, clinging to the fringes of society as a member of the Relay, the imperial courier service. It’s a title Kate Brighton inherited from her father after he tried to assassinate the high king years ago. Book Description: They call her Traitor Kate.
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