The Harp of Kings

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A young woman is both a bard and a warrior in this thrilling historical fantasy from the author of the Sevenwaters novels.Eighteen year old Liobhan is a powerful singer and an expert whistle player Her brother has a voice to melt the hardest heart, and a rare talent on the harp But Liobhan s burning ambition is to join the elite warrior band on Swan Island She and her brother train there to compete for places, and find themselves joining a mission while still candidates Their unusual blend of skills makes them ideal for this particular job, which requires going undercover as traveling minstrels For Swan Island trains both warriors and spies.Their mission to find and retrieve a precious harp, an ancient symbol of kingship, which has gone mysteriously missing If the instrument is not played at the upcoming coronation, the candidate will not be accepted and the people could revolt Faced with plotting courtiers and tight lipped druids, an insightful storyteller, and a boorish Crown Prince, Liobhan soon realizes an Otherworld power may be meddling in the affairs of the kingdom When ambition clashes with conscience, Liobhan must make a bold decision and is faced with a heartbreaking choice Free Download [ The Harp of Kings ] by [ Juliet Marillier ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr Considering starting The Harp of Kings Diet, which is basically just red wine and my own burning disappointment in this book.I could pull out a comically long scroll listing everything that s aggravated me about this novel but I wanna have a nice day and be in a good mood So, full review to come later I just wanna say that I had to double check that this book was indeed released in the year 2019 Maybe it s just me I just no longer have patience for books that traffic in overly misogynistic a Considering starting The Harp of Kings Diet, which is b...Thank you Netgalley I love this author soooo much I love Juliet Marillier so much I was so stoked when I saw she had another book coming out and in the same world as some of her other books You don t have to have read them first though This book is told through three POV s Liobhan, Brocc and Dau Liobhan and Brocc are brother and sister and they are fighters and singers Dau just wants to be the best warrior But, Liobhan is the best warrior Girl power Well, some things happen and the g Thank you Netgalley I love this author soooo much I lo...The day I stop getting excited about something new from Juliet Marillier is the day I start burning books I KNOW HOW TO SPELL HER LAST NAME From MEMORY.Release Day 4.5 Sing Me a Song My Bard StarsJuliet Marillier builds fantastic fairytales with subtle magic, complicated characters and wondrous worlds Harp of Kings is no exception to that Set years after the Blackthorn and Grim stories, this tale follows some of the next generation including Liobhan and Brocc, two of the three children Blackthorn and Grimm raised Harp of Kings is the first book of a new series It is set in the same world as the Blackthorn and Grimm series, but you don t n Release Day 4.5 Sing Me a Song My Bard StarsJuliet Marillier builds fantastic fairytales with subtle magic, complicated characters and wondrous worlds Harp of Kings is no exception to that Set years after the Blackthorn and Grim stories, this tale follows some of the next generation including Liobhan and Brocc, two of the three children Blackthorn and Grimm raised Harp of Kings is the first book of a ...Actual rating 4.5 stars I received a copy of this book from the publisher Ace in exchange for an honest review. A person can never hear too many tales Tales are like honey cakes Once you have tasted one, you want another, and another, and alwaysThis was my first encounter with Juliet Marillier, but it certainly won t be the last I can see her becoming one of those authors I turn to when I ve just had enough of the darkness, and need something bright and pretty in my life The Harp of Actual rating 4.5 stars I received a copy of this book from the publisher Ace in exchange for an honest review. A person can never hear too many tales Tales are like honey cakes Once you have tasted one, you want another, and another, and alwaysThis was my first encounter with Juliet Marillier, but it certainly won t be the last I can see her becoming one of those authors I turn to when I ve just had enough of the darkness, and need something bright and pretty in my life The Harp of Kings is lovely and lush and bright, a wonderful change from the grimdark that populates the fantasy genre And from what I gather, that s par for the course with Marill...There is something about Juliet Marillier s writing She grips you from the start with a mixture of magical Celtic atmosphere, gripping storyline, slow burning romance and humour As soon as I heard that she was releasing another series, I WAS IN I have enjoyed every single book of Marillier s that I have read and this one is another gem to add to the collection The StoryLiobhan and Brocc are brother and sister, and are training to be in a group of elite Celtic warriors Becaus...Juliet Marillier has been writing historical fantasy for long enough that she is clearly comfortable in that world, working in all the little details that delight readers who want to sink into a world.I believe this is the beginning of a new series, and if I m right, that would explain the sustained sense to the pacing a change from some of the breakneck paced, often extremely violent fantasies out there that trade superhero level fighting with snark And I enjoy those But I also enjoy a slower Juliet Marillier has been writing historical fantasy for long enough that she is clearly comfortable in that world, working in all the little details that delight readers who want to sink into a world.I believe this is the beginning of a new series, and if I m right, that would explain the sustained sense to the pacing a change from some of the breakneck paced, often extremely violent fantasies out there that trade superhero level fighting with snark And I enjoy those But I also enjoy a slower tale such as this The book is told in three voices, Liobhan the warrior bard, Brocc another warrior bard but whose true genius is music, and Dau, whose spiky personality hides a past he has no intention of revealing My favorite voice was Liobhan s though I was most interested in Brocc s arc I really love stories that mix music and magic, and this one works that angle very nicely a...A Marillier almost put me into a book slump A Marillier What even is life.This was one of my top top anticipated reads of the year and yet. I don t know what happened Maybe this was a me thing, I don t know, but this just wasn t working me until the last 20% I fully finished this with tears on my face so, like, what even There are plenty of lovely easter eggs for fans of the author s Blackthorn and Grim series and that was a delight But the story itself, the plot, I just didn t find intere A Marillier almost put me into a book slump A Marillier What even is life.This was one of my top top anticipated reads of the year and yet. I don t know what happened Maybe this was a me thing, I don t know, but this just wasn t working me until the last 20% I fully finished this with tears on my face so, like, what even There are plenty of lovely easter eggs for fans of the author s Blackthorn and Grim series and that was a delight But the story itself, the plo...Yay I just got approved for the NetGalley ARC throws confetti in airI m evenexcited about this one after seeing this from Juliet Marillier in answer to a question about whether she ll writeBlackthorn Grim stories The publishers didn t want a continuation of the series, but my new series, Warrior Bards, features the same setting and some of the same characters one generation on, so readers will find out what happened next for Blackthorn and Grim The first book in the new series is The Harp ...

The Harp of Kings
  • English
  • 02 May 2017
  • Kindle Edition
  • 464 pages
  • Juliet Marillier
  • The Harp of Kings