Lumatere Chronicles: Froi of the Exiles (Paperback)

from RivkaBelle

Review originally published on my blog: AWordsWorth.blogspot.com Book provided by publisher for review. Picking up the story three years after Finnikin and Isaboe return Lumatere to peace and life, there's still much unrest among the nations of Skuldenore. After years of heartache and deception, ...

from lilibrarian

Froi, the child found by Finnikin of the Rock and Isaboe during the exile, has grown to be a well-trained assassin. Sent into a neighboring kingdom to dispose of the king, he finds that he is not who and what he always thought himself to be. Deeply involved in palace intrigue, he aligns with the ...

from Herenya

The Lumaterans send Froi on a mission to impersonate a Charynite lad and assassinate the king of Charyn. Charyn is a stark constrast to Lumatere: a harsh landscape; a city carved into the slopes of a gravina; a cursed, barren people. The depraved king is paranoid, his chief advisor is dissolute; ...

from devilish2

A fast-paced plot with great characters, who show real emotions - the couples bicker, the friends joke. There are plot twists to keep you guessing and a bit of magic (magic realism?) thrown in for good measure. The landscapes are nicely drawn and sat comfortably in my imagination. Now I need to r...

from alcarinqa

Read the full review here. Froi begins a wonderful journey of self discovery as he sets off to Lumatere's neighbouring kingdom, Charyn, and quickly finds out that there something mysterious and magical going on. As in Finnikin of the Rock, the magic in this book is understated and permeates the b...