Legacy by Cayla Kluver
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- Age Range: Young Adult
- Pub. Date: April 2008
- 464pp
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: April 2008
- Publisher: Forsooth Publishing
- Format: Paperback, 464pp
- Age Range: Young Adult
- ISBN-13: 9780980208979
- ISBN: 0980208971
Synopsis
La princesa Alera es la sucesora no al trono del reino de Hytanica, al ser la mayor de las hijas de los reyes, sino a ser la esposa del rey que ella misma debe escoger, siguiendo las tradiciones mismas del reino: la supremacía absoluta de los hombres tanto en organización como en poderío, mientras que las mujeres son relegadas a los trabajos domésticos y de etiqueta. Las costumbres de Hytanica son muy diferentes de aquellas del reino enemigo, Cokyri, donde son las mujeres quienes controlan las leyes y los gobiernos. Esta diferencia no hace más que acentuar la gran grieta entre los dos reinos nacida de una antigua rencilla cuando el ejército de Cokyri robó 50 hijos varones de Hytanica y sólo devolvió 49 cuerpos. Alera se rebelará contra las convenciones y la intención de su padre de casarla con Steldor y acabará enamorándose de un joven cokyri llamado Narian. Los reyes de Hytanica logran reconocer en Narian el niño 50 que había desaparecido, y abrirán sus brazos a su regreso. Pero los cokyri no dejarán que todo resulte tan sencillo y pronto estallará una guerra entre ambos reinos.
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Five Stars (out of Five). Princess Alera, the young heroine and narrator of Legacy, lives in the mythical territory of Hytanica, and is about to inherit the trappings of the Kingdom?s throne. Fifteen-year-old author Cayla Kluver shows every promise of inheriting the mantle of a first-rate novelist of historical romance and fantasy.
An enchanting once-upon-a-time story for readers aged thirteen and older with realistic overtones of medieval sieges, feasts, Faire, and tournaments, Kluver?s epic incorporates the best of the conventions of courtly love, historical fiction, romantic fantasy (but not the bodice-ripping) kind, and her own unique creative imagination. She remains true to historical fact with sensuous descriptions and references to the customs of the time.
Well-paced and well-written, Legacy has passages of idyllic prose, tension between lovers, and a powerful narrative in the description of a tournament battle?that threatens to end in the death of one of the combatants. But there are enough story threads left hanging to ensure that book two, Allegiance, will be a fitting sequel and to ensure Cayla Kluver?s legacy as a stellar author and storyteller.
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Biography
Cayla Kluver is sixteen years old, and lives with her family and her muse (Nina, her cat) in Wisconsin, where only the hardy survive. Legacy is her first novel.
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Legacyby bobbles918
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January 28, 2010: First I will start by saying the cover is the reason I got the book. When I got it I was very impressed the covers & the pages it has to be the coolest looking book I have. When I started reading it I felt it was really slow & didnt know if I could keep reading but I did and I am so glad I did. About 200 pages in I became addicted and did not want to put it down! When I was at work I couldn't stop thinking about it or anywhere that I couldn't read. There was so much detail about the clothes and surroundings but the perfect amount enough to know what everything looks like without being too much. I wish there was more Narian in the book. But I'm hoping there is in the next-possibly even Allegience(I think it's called) being from Narian's point of view. I can't wait for the next book to see how Alera handles the situations she is put in & hopefully she along with the help of Narian can help the people of Hytanica see that women are equal to men! READ IT!!!! You'll be glad you did!
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November 20, 2009: I'll start out by saying if you're looking for action and adventure on every page, you're not going to get it with this book. Nevertheless, It's still an amazing, engaging story. I greatly sppreciate Cayla Kluver's incredible detail- there was a good amount of it without being so much you were screaming for dialogue. The romance, espcially...oh stupid Steldor!
This book I would say is best for people who love fantasy, and danger, and romance, with a shroud of mystery and realism.Uh. May. Zingg.I Also Recommend: Gone (Gone Series #1), Aurelia, Wildwood Dancing, The Hunger Games (Hunger Games Series #1), Goose Girl.
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