Instead I'd like to discuss Megan Whalen Turner's Conspiracy of Kings. It is the fourth book in The Queen's Thief series - and yes I've read them all, breaking my rule of "read the first in a series and move on". So this book clearly has the Berg seal of approval. I noticed my 21 year old niece (who is at the University of Maryland Baltimore on a full academic ride) reading it on the beach last summer. I picked it up and started reading it while she was out in the surf boogie boarding. When she finally got cold and came ashore she reclaimed the book. I stopped at the library on the way home.
Horn Book (March/April 2010) summarizes it like this. "In this eagerly awaited fourth novel set in a semi-classical world, Turner focuses on Sophos, prince of Sounis, who has been kidnapped by rebel barons in cahoots with the Persian-like Medes. First encountered in The Thief as blushing and inept, Sophos here gives his account of a momentous period of maturing: he becomes a slave, rescues his father from murderers, becomes king, falls in love, fights a war, and negotiates the difficult territory of state and personal relationships in order to establish his kingship." Yep that is what happens. Action, adventure and relationships. Really well written. Follett lists for grades 5-8, Booklist grades 7-10.
The Queen of Attolia (2000)
The King of Attolia (2006)
Conspiracy of Kings (2010)
10 comments:
This book sounds like a book I would enjoy reading. I like that it is set in a different time period. I also have Ship Breaker on my list to read as well. I was wondering how would you do a hook for Conspiracy of Kings? Would you go with the mystery angle?
I am writing my next post about Ship Breaker right now...so thanks for skipping it. I really enjoyed it & can see why it won the Printz.
I think I would like this book, too. Maybe I will have to break tradition and actually pick up some more sci-fi, or at least YA sci-fi. I am really curious about the setting and the abundance of action that appears to packed into this title.
Sci-fi is a favorite of mine, too, but not all of it. I like sci-fi that deals with political or social issues, not so much if it's just techie. So this series sounds like one I would enjoy.
I too read this book and loved it! I found myself not being able to put it down because it was so suspenseful.
A hook? I would probably read a short section of when he was a slave.
Sounds like I didn't make it entirely clear that Conspiracy of Kings is high fantasy. Ship Breaker is a dystopian science fiction. Nation.... well it is more an alternative history, the story took place in our past but what happened never happened.
Sounds like there is lots of action in this book and would be tough to put it down. I am not a big fan of fantasy/science fiction but once I read your review I am going to have to check it out!
This sounds like an action-packed read. I tend to read a lot of fantasy titles, so I'll have to add this one to my list!
This sounds like a series that I am going to have to tell my sister about. Her absolute favorite genre is high fantasy. I know it must be good if you stopped at the library on the way home from the beach to get it! =)
I, too, caught the "stopped at the library on the way home" comment! (That line convinced me to read it!) Not my favorite genre, but one to pick up for a summer read.
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