The Farsala Trilogy: Fall of a Kingdom (Series #1) (Paperback)

from cabri

Pretty good fantasy for teens and adults that uses Persian myths and history to populate the land of Farsala, the latest object of the Hrum empire's desire. The country's high commander is forced to banish his daughter to the hinterlands in a sacrifice at the behest of the temple and the gahn, th...

from RuTemple

Fantasy, war, coming-of-age...a well-crafted story with interesting characters; a back-thread story from Persian culture about Rostam, Sorahb, and Tahmina that promises a reborn hero. A good, quick read, quite satistfying. I'm very pleased to have received this out of SantaThing2009 and I'm off t...

from alek44

The novel, Fall of a Kingdom by Hilari Bell encompasses how one can succeed in the face of great challenges if you stick with good friends and stay determined. In the beginning the main character Sorahb is a law abiding citizen and is for the most part weak. in the middle her kingdom is taken ove...

from BrynDahlquis

I remembered reading this a loooooong time ago and declaring it pretty awful, but for some reason I got the insane urge to give it a second chance. Since I knew this itch wouldn't go away unless scratched, I dutifully tried to reread it. But I just can't do it. It's not so much awful as just drea...

from Crewman_Number_6

This was my first introduction to Hilari Bell, and I really enjoyed this book. I loved the setting which was unusual for a fantasy. I also enjoyed the fact that the main characters had some depth to their personalities. They all had traits they excelled at, but they also had traits that made them...