Winterkeep
Part of the Graceling Realm series
- Subject
- Fantasy - Epic
- Age
- Teen
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Pages
- 528
- Publisher
- Dial Books
- Size
- 14.0 cm × 20.8 cm
- ISBN
- 9780147513113
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this exciting installment of the bestselling Graceling Realm series, Queen Bitterblue sets off on a perilous journey while a teenager with a fiery spirit finally comes into her own power.
“Brilliantly expands the mythology and terrain of the Graceling Realm, folding lush characterization, political complexity, and a mythical undertow into an epic, page-turning plot.”—Melissa Albert, New York Times bestselling author of The Hazel Wood series
For the past five years, Queen Bitterblue of Monsea has heroically rebuilt her nation after her father’s horrific reign. Now she has learned of a land called Torla in the east, and the closest nation there: Winterkeep—a place where telepathic foxes bond with humans, and people fly across the sky in wondrous airships. She sends envoys there, but when they fail to return, Bitterblue, with her most trusted companions, sets off for Winterkeep herself. On the way, tragedy strikes—a tragedy with devastating ramifications.
And meanwhile, in Winterkeep, Lovisa Cavenda waits and watches, a fire inside her that is always hungry. The teenage daughter of two powerful politicians, she is the key to unlocking everything—but only if she’s willing to transcend the person she’s been all her life.
The Graceling Realm books are a companion series, not direct sequels, so they can be enjoyed in any order.
“Brilliantly expands the mythology and terrain of the Graceling Realm, folding lush characterization, political complexity, and a mythical undertow into an epic, page-turning plot.”—Melissa Albert, New York Times bestselling author of The Hazel Wood series
For the past five years, Queen Bitterblue of Monsea has heroically rebuilt her nation after her father’s horrific reign. Now she has learned of a land called Torla in the east, and the closest nation there: Winterkeep—a place where telepathic foxes bond with humans, and people fly across the sky in wondrous airships. She sends envoys there, but when they fail to return, Bitterblue, with her most trusted companions, sets off for Winterkeep herself. On the way, tragedy strikes—a tragedy with devastating ramifications.
And meanwhile, in Winterkeep, Lovisa Cavenda waits and watches, a fire inside her that is always hungry. The teenage daughter of two powerful politicians, she is the key to unlocking everything—but only if she’s willing to transcend the person she’s been all her life.
The Graceling Realm books are a companion series, not direct sequels, so they can be enjoyed in any order.
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What reviewers said
"Cashore's fourth Graceling novel features two strong, but very different, female protagonists . . . this gripping tale of spies, romantic tension and moral dilemmas . . . [A] magnificent addition to the series."
"Delicately, inexorably plotted, this is a captivating novel of action and ideas . . . an accomplishment all the more admirable in that Cashore achieves it largely through characterization."
"This long-awaited addition to the series exceeds expectations—with the action of Graceling, the political theater of Fire, and characters from Bitterblue, this title has something to offer all Cashore fans."
"Cashore excels at finely drawn characters and realistic portrayals of toxic parents’ effect on their children . . . this worthy addition to the series is sure to excite fans who, after eight years, may not have dared hope for another installment. This is both a timely primer on the dangers of a politically divided society and a good story."
"While the novel will please fans by following characters familiar from previous books, particularly Bitterblue (2012), Lovisa soon moves to center stage in a sometimes wrenching, increasingly absorbing coming-of-age story. Readers who admire Cashore’s ability to create original settings, complex characters, and engaging narratives will find plenty to enjoy here."
"The combination could have been entirely overwhelming, but Cashore pulls it off with aplomb, making the reader do the work to put together the clues from the various perspectives and see both the danger and the possible solutions—but not without some surprises. Cashore is making serious commentary on real world problems . . . savvy readers will make those connections and they’ll appreciate the depth and complexity offered to those themes."
