Because the queen’s position is so precarious, young women are specially chosen to train as her heirs.
Ihr kennt Sarah Beth Durst vielleicht aufgrund ihrer Jugendbücher, z. B. ihrer Fairy Tale Fantasy “Ice – Hüter des Nordens“.
In den USA erscheint dieser Tage ihr erster High Fantasy-Roman, der sich an ein älteres Publikum richtet. “The Queen of Blood” ist der Auftakt einer Reihe.
Ich bin schon ganz neugierig, nicht nur, weil in den USA Kritiker, die das Buch bereits vor dem offiziellen Erstverkaufstermin am 20.09.2016 gelesen haben, es als düstere, charakterorientierte Fantasy im Stil von Anne Bishop beschrieben haben. Sondern auch, weil Weltenkonzept und Inhaltsbeschreibung sehr faszinierend klingen:
Everything has a spirit: the willow tree with leaves that kiss the pond, the stream that feeds the river, the wind that exhales fresh snow…
But the spirits that reside within this land want to rid it of all humans. One woman stands between these malevolent spirits and the end of humankind: the queen. She alone has the magical power to prevent the spirits from destroying every man, woman, and child. But queens are still only human, and no matter how strong or good they are, the threat of danger always looms.
Because the queen’s position is so precarious, young women are specially chosen to train as her heirs. Daleina, a seemingly quiet academy student, simply wants to right the wrongs that have befallen the land. Meanwhile, the disgraced champion Ven has spent his exile secretly fighting against the growing number of spirit attacks. When Daleina and Ven join forces, they embark on a treacherous quest to find the source of the spirits’ restlessness—a journey that will force them to stand against both enemies and friends to save their land…before it’s bathed in blood.
Wandert definitiv auf meine “To-Read-Liste”!