Legacy of Kings
by Eleanor Herman
Summary From Goodreads:
Imagine a time when the gods turn a blind eye to the agony
of men, when the last of the hellions roam the plains and evil stirs beyond the
edges of the map. A time when cities burn, and in their ashes, empires rise.
Alexander, Macedonia’s sixteen-year-old heir, is on the
brink of discovering his fated role in conquering the known world but finds
himself drawn to a newcomer…
Katerina must navigate the dark secrets of court life while
hiding her own mission: kill the Queen. But she doesn’t account for her first
love…
Jacob will go to unthinkable lengths to win Katerina, even
if it means having to compete for her heart with Hephaestion, a murderer sheltered
by the prince.
And far across the sea, Zofia, a Persian princess and
Alexander’s unmet betrothed, wants to alter her destiny by seeking the famed
and deadly Spirit Eaters.
This book, written in the vein of Game of Thrones, but for teens is incredibly solid and well-written. Herman introduces the characters one at a time, and as their lives gently, or in some cases forcefully intervene with one another, Herman creates a story that every reader will fall in love with. This book has a little of everything--love, betrayal, adventure, fighting, magic, heroes and heroines, duty, honor, and more!
There are characters you will love right off the bat, and characters you will know are terrible people. But then there are those characters Herman only introduces to you slowly that you can't be quite sure about until the end of the story when you learn their whole background.
I don't think I have one bad thing to say about this book, except that I'm toooooo impatient to wait for the second installment of this series that doesn't come out until June 28, 2016...the publishers haven't even made a cover! Get down to the library and get this book NOW!
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