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 In a world where people born with an exceptional skill, known as a Grace, are feared and exploited, Katsa carries the burden of a skill even she despises: the Grace of killing.

She lives under the command of her Uncle Randa, King of the Middluns, and is expected to carry out his dirty work, punnishing and torturing anyone who displeases him. Breaking arms and cutting off fingers are her stock-in-trade. Finding life under his rule increasingly unbearable Katsa forms an underground Council, whose purpose is to combat the destructive behaviour of the seven kings - after all, the Middluns is only one of the Seven Kingdoms, each of them ruled by their own king and his personal agenda for power.

When the Council hears that the King of Liend's father has been kidnapped Katsa investigates . . . and stumbles across a mystery. Who would want to kidnap him, and why? And who was the extraordinary Graced fighter who challenged her fighting skills, for the first time, as she and the Council rushed the old man to saftey?

Something dark and deadly is rising in the north and creeping across the continent, and behind it all lurks the shadowy figure of a one-eyed king . . .

(p) 2012 Orion Publishing Group©2009 Kristin Cashore Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Political Science Fiction & Fantasy Royalty Heartfelt
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The voices were perfect and pace was good. I loved the characters and story too

perfect voice for this book!

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the cover has a quote saying something about romance and twilight fans, if anything this put me off as I hate soppy romance and twilight bores me no end! this novel is nothing like twilight luckily and while there is romance it isn't generic and the characters involved don't whine on about it all the time, it's not the main focus of the story. I found the characters interesting and complex, the plot appeared simple at first but grew nicely into itself. overall I would highly recommend this book for ages 14 + (I myself am 29 and thoughrouly enjoyed it)

much more than the cover suggests

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Magic, fantasy, adventure, love, danger, fighting, survival, friendship, kings and queens all in this brilliant book. Great story 🙂

Brilliant story

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I read this when it was first released so already knew it was an enjoyable YA book. I really enjoyed the audio version too, the narrator does a wonderful job

interesting story and excellent narration

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I loved this book, the concept of grifted individuals. Villains, love, deceit, loss. It's all in there. The strong female lead is enjoyable and not too far fetched. Couldn't put this one down from the moment I began listening. You'll be in for a treat, though have a back up because you finish it in no time!

It's in my top ten!

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