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Rift: Number 1 in series: A Nightshade Novel (Nightshade Prequel) [Paperback]

Andrea Cremer
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7 Aug 2012 Nightshade Prequel (Book 1)

'This is where you're meant to be. I know it.'

Ember has always known her life was not her own. That she owed a debt to the mysterious order of knights who saved her as a baby.

Despite their brutal training, serving the knights is all she has ever wanted. That was before she found love. But finding it and keeping it are very different things.

Little does she know what danger lies ahead. Neither Ember, nor her heart, will survive unscathed.


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  • Paperback: 464 pages
  • Publisher: Atom (7 Aug 2012)
  • Language: Unknown
  • ISBN-10: 1907411399
  • ISBN-13: 978-1907411397
  • Product Dimensions: 13.7 x 3.4 x 21.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 503,059 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Discover where the Nightshade series began. . .

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Ember has always known that she owed her life to a mysterious order of Knights who saved her as a baby. The same order of Knights who called her best friend to service, leaving her behind to play the dutiful daughter.

But shortly after her sixteenth birthday, Alistair returns. Although he seems altered - shadowed and brooding - Ember places her trust in him, knowing that he's her one chance to escape.

Little does she know what danger lies ahead. For this is a tumultuous time, and Ember will soon be caught up in an age-old struggle between darkness and light. Neither she, nor her heart, can possibly survive unscathed.


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I've followed Andrea Cremer's Nightshade Series from the beginning, so when I first hear about Rift - the prequel to Nightshade, I knew I wanted to read it. I adore everything about Andrea's work, her style of writing, her unique storyline's and I love that she's not afraid to take risks with her stories too. And if I sum Rift up into one word it would be, FANTASTIC!

Ember Morrows is a sixteen-year old girl who is suffocated by her father's rules to be married off at a young age. So when she's called to fulfil a family obligation to join the Conatus Guard, she is more than thrilled to be away from her father's strict rules. Once there, Ember is trained as a guard to help fight the evil in the world, but when one of her leaders starts dabbling in dark magic Ember must choose which side she's on.

While diving into Rift I have to admit, I knew it would be good but I didn't know what to expect. With story pre-dating Nightshade, it's based in the early fifteenth century so it did take a few chapters to get into this new world and the style of writing, but once I got past them first few chapters it became a great read. I really enjoyed that this was a historical paranormal read but there are only a hint of paranormal through-out the book, mainly because to start with, the story focuses on Ember's journey and her discovery of this new world. It was quite slow paced but that didn't stop me from enjoying it. The real excitement comes near the end because we start it see the paranormal aspect in full force and with the return of Bosque Mar; well you can only imagine what he's been getting up too.

The characters of completely different to those who are in Nightshade and as much as I loved them characters, it was nice for Andrea to create a whole new set of characters that were just as unique and made them stand out on their own.
Ember is a strong, determined and a courageous young girl, she wants to throw herself into the firing line and help stop the evil of the world. She isn't what her father wants her to be and her boyish qualities are frown upon by him. But with the guard, she can be who she wants to be and take charge of her future.
Barrow is the strong silence type, broody and always tries to do right, he helps Ember become the guard she needs to be. He fights his attraction to her for many reasons but love over rules all, and he's soon falling for her. I loved that he was willing to protect Ember from the start, even though she is capable of looking after herself, he still wants to be there for her. Their relationship isn't a key role in this book, it's not until the end that we see it so I'm hoping with Rise; book two, we will see more of it.
The secondary characters were also great. There are many laughs with them which brings the humour into the story. Some of them like Sorcha and Lucasz quick became my favourites.

Andrea Cremer has done a fantastic job creating a whole new setting for Rift and not only that but writing this book really shows the talent's she has as an author. Rift is not a book without detail and Andrea really captures the setting well. I can't wait to see what she with next.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Undicribable! 10 Mar 2013
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I had high expectations for this book, and I wasn't sure if I was going to be disappointed with it, which is usually the case when I have so high expectations. I love and adore the Nightshade trilogy and I will have to say I ended up loving this book even more than those!

You need to read this book! Even if you did not like the Nightshade trilogy!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Review: Rift by Andrea Cremer 31 Jan 2013
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I confess, I only ever read the first book in the Nightshade series. I enjoyed it, so I don't really know what happened there - missed the publication date, never managed to track it down in the library, forgot all about it. It's the downside of trilogies. We're itching for the next book when we just finish reading, but by the time the thing is written and published and available to buy, we've moved onto whatever the next thing is.

Or is that just me?

Anyway, I digress. Rift has been enough to remind me that I really enjoyed Nightshade, and to give me that feeling of `ooo I can't wait for the next one' all over again. Here's hoping I don't forget all about it in a year's time.

I actually preferred Ember's world to that of Calla's. I'm a big sucker for swords and horses sort of fantasy, especially when said swords and horses are pitted against revenants and wraiths and other such ghoulies. It's like an explosion in the `things that I like in novels' factory. Rift was pure indulgence.

To go with horses and swords and ghosts, there was also romantic tension and chemistry enough to make you feel a little hot under the collar, artfully dragged out in a way that never felt contrived. In fact, a lot of Ember's relationship development reminded me a lot of Kristin Cashore's Fire and the smouldering relationship between Fire and Brigan. You know it's meant to be, and every obstacle is a frustration, but not the `accidentally caught snogging some other bloke by the lockers' high school sort of obstacle that is prevalent in teen romance. Obstacles here are war, politics, grief and loss, and while there is a bit of `best friend would be lover if he had his way' sort of drama, it's not of the variety where you're cursing the real love interest for being so stupid.

Rift promises to be the first in an excellent trilogy. I only hope a) I don't forget about it and b) it doesn't fall foul of second book syndrome. That would be so disappointing.

Rating: 5/5
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