The House of the Four Winds

Posted on 06 March 2017 by Mercedes Lackey

The tiny nation of Swansgaard is a lovely place with abundant natural resources, including the royal family, which has been blessed with twelve daughters and a son As this boisterous baker s dozen approaches adulthood, the king and queen lovingly tell their daughters, You must make your own fortune, for we cannot enrich you without impoverishing our people or leaving our lands defenceless, and that we will not do Happily, the princesses of Swansgaard are eager to meet this challenge, for they yearn for adventures both near and far from home.Clarice, an expert swordswoman, is the first to depart Disguising herself as Clarence, she signs on for a voyage to the New World The captain is vile and blackhearted, and the crew soon mutinies Clarice becomes first mate and finds her heart captured by the new captain, Dominick, who is, to his own surprise, increasingly attracted to Clarence.Now outlaws, Dominick and his crew turn to piracy though their hearts are not entirely in it They soon run afoul of the Pirate Council, who orders them to retrieve the Heart of Light All who have searched for this great treasure have vanished, with neither ships nor crews ever seen again and no sign of their fates ever discovered.But none before have carried with them the sorceress Shamal, who stakes a claim of her own on Dominick s heart. Free Download The House of the Four Winds [ Author ] Mercedes Lackey [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr Things Katie enjoys in a novel, as correlated with Lackey et al s new novel The House of the Four Winds _X_ Period appropriate prose___ Talking cats_X_ Strong, sassy heroines who have no trouble kicking it with the boys_X_ Believable, likable characters___ Pandas_X_ Swashbuckling___ Dragons_X_ People wearing awesome hats___ Perfectly executed genre mashups_X_ Fairytale flavors that induce minimal eyerolling___ Spaceships and or lasers_X_ Princes princesses who have their shit together_X_ Romance Things Katie enjoys in a novel, as correlated with Lackey et al s new novel The House of t...This looks like it s going to be a series of books, each based on one of the twelve princesses of Swansgaard This is Clarice s storyLike the blurb explains, the kingdom is tiny, and her parents can t afford to marry off all of their daughters with a nice dowry But because they have progressive loving supportive cool parents, each of the princesses has been trained in the profession of their choice Clarice the eldest daughter chose to train with a sword.On her eighteenth birthday, she t This looks like it s goin...4 of 5 stars at The BiblioSanctum s been a while since I ve read a satisfying maritime fantasy I wish you luck, love, and adventure, says a character to the protagonist in the beginning of this novel, and incidentally that s exactly what we get Starring a princess masquerading as a young man, along with pirates, magic, a secret map and untold treasures, perhaps the adventure part is what we get the most of all in this story that takes place mostly 4 of 5 stars at The BiblioSanctum s been a while since I ve read a satisfying maritime fantasy I wish you luck, love, and adventure, says a character to the protagonist in the beginning of this novel, and incidentally that s exactly what we g... I received this Kindle ARC through NetGalley This novel promised muchthan it delivered A girl masquerading as a boy, a princess playing a common swordsman, seafaring adventures and pirates, sorcery and deadly beasts, plus a dash of romance it should ve been a fascinating book Sadly, it wasn t Princess Clarice is the oldest daughter of the Duke of Swansgaard, a tiny idyllic principality somewhere in the mountains of an imaginary world Clarice s home isn t even on most maps, and her f I received this Kindle ARC through NetGalley This novel promised muchthan it delivered A girl masquerading as a boy, a princess playing a common swordsman, seafaring adventures and pirates, sorcery and deadly beasts, plus a dash of romance it should ve been a fascinating book Sadly, it wasn t Princess Clarice is the oldest daughter of the Duke of Swansgaard, a tiny idyllic principality somewhere in the mountains of an imaginary world Clarice s home isn t even on most maps, and her father can t provide royal dowries for his numerous daughters So as soon as Clarice turns eighteen, she sets out to seek her fortune Trained with a sword, she decides to be a swordsman And to ease her travels abroad, she pretends to be a man, Mr Clarence Swan This is...THE HOUSE OF THE FOUR WINDS is the kind of fantasy book you read if you want an adventure that is quick and fulfilling but not especially deep The characters are very straight forward, and it s obvious who the villains are as well as the direction the story will take but in a way that was part of its charm It is exactly the kind of book I want to read in a day in between heavier books that demandconcentration I loved that this one didn t ask much from me and reminded me of the fun I had THE HOUSE OF THE FOUR WINDS is the kind of fantasy ...The first time I had a look at the cover of Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory s The House of the Four Winds, I thought it wasn t my sort of book I mean, I read seafaring and swashbuckling tales with relish in my younger years, but it s not my usual cup of tea these days Then the kind folks at Tor sent over a note about its release,...This is turning out to be the summer of pirates and girls disguised as boys for me, and The House of Four Winds has plenty of both Well, really only one girl I felt like this one finally combined all the elements of sea faring adventure and disguise that I was hoping for in those other books There s an unspoiled princess who is not above taking care of herself, and knows how to fight and how to read situations There are real pirates, mutinous crews, ghost ships and treasures, curses and ma This is turning out to be the summer of pirates and girls disguised as boys for me, and The House of Four Winds has plenty of both Well, real...Review Posted from TenaciousReader House of Four Winds has the air of a fairy tale A fairy tale that features pirates, nonetheless It s an interesting setup the royal family of a struggling land has a dozen daughters They are each tasked with learning a trade seeing as how their family can t support them all The eldest daughter, Clarice, takes up the sword as her trade and on her eighteenth birthday sets out to gain experience, andimportant Review Posted from TenaciousReader House of Four Winds has the air of a fairy tale A fairy tale that features pirates, nonetheless It s an interesting setup the royal family of a struggling land has a dozen daughters They are each tasked with learning a trade seeing as how their family can t support them all The eldest daughter, Clarice, takes up the sword as her trade and on her eighteenth birthday sets out to gain experience, andimportantly sets out in search of adventure Clarice s goal is to travel far and wide, earning a name for herself with duels so she might come back and teach others the sword as a renowned swordmaster To best achieve this and have the greatest opportunity of success, she decides it would she should travel as a man So, she sets out as Clarence and eventually finds ...Just recently, I was bemoaning the lack of good, fun pirate books And then, entirely by coincidence, in one week I read two The other being Kage Baker s excellent Or Else My Lady Keeps the Key This is aYA oriented adventure, but I found it to be rollicking good fun Clarice is a princess of a small duchy Her parents ...This review can also be found at my blog, There were books involved This book was fun I m a huge fan of nautical, pirate y adventures, and in that aspect, The House of the Four Winds definitely delivers It s fast paced, and chocked full of everything a pirate adventure needs storms, swordfights, sea monsters If you re looking for a book with a seriously awesome swashbuckling sailing the high seas atmosphere, you can t go wrong with Four Winds.However This review can also be found at my blog, There were books involved This book was fun I m a huge fan of nautical, pirate y adventures, and in that aspect, The House of the Four Winds definitely delivers It s fast paced, and chocked full of everything a pirate adventure needs storms, swordfights, sea monsters If you re looking for a book with a seriously awesome swashbuckling sailing the high seas atmosphere, you can t go wrong with Four Winds.However, for me, Four Winds fell short in well, sort of, everything else S I would still recommend it if you re in the mood for a lighthearted nautical adventure, but maybe also when you re in the mood to not dissect a book too closely, eitherThe CharactersThe main characters Clarice and Dominick were pretty good Clarice is the most well deve...

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06 March 2017

Mercedes Lackey