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'the most original new fiction of this kind ... equally appealing to boys. Here be dragons, sorcery and battles, but Kaaberbol's thrilling and thoughtful series is really about perceiving the limitations and deceits of adulthood.' (The Times )
The Shamer's Daughter: '[A] fine novel ... The term 'page-turner' is often used but not always justified. It is deserved here, tenfold. I really, really couldn't put the book down.' (The School Librarian )
'Full of passion' (The Guardian )
The Shamer's Daughter: '[A] fine novel ... The term 'page-turner' is often used but not always justified. It is deserved here, tenfold. I really, really couldn't put the book down.' (The School Librarian )
'Full of passion' (The Guardian )
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Davin’s never been good at telling what’s brave and what’s merely stupid, but when he tries to stop Nico from following his destiny, he knows he’s crossed the line.
And now his sister, Dina, is caught up in Nico’s quest. Her Shamer’s Gift means she can bring humiliation to the most hardened villain, simply by looking him in the eye. But faced by Nico’s deadliest enemy, Dina knows this won’t be enough … (20050226)
And now his sister, Dina, is caught up in Nico’s quest. Her Shamer’s Gift means she can bring humiliation to the most hardened villain, simply by looking him in the eye. But faced by Nico’s deadliest enemy, Dina knows this won’t be enough … (20050226)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Great characters in a superbly imagined world!
6 April 2008
Format:Hardcover
I fell in love with Dina and her world when I first met her in the Shamer's daughter. She is a strong, yet flawed character, and for all her `magic' powers immensely human. In the same way, her world, so richly imagined by Ms. Kaaberbol, manages to be, at the same time, fantastic and real.
In the Shamer's War, the last book in the series, Dina, now thirteen, has come into full possession of both her mother's gift, the ability to shame people by showing them their most reprehensible memories, and his father's, the gift of illusion, which allows her to conceal her presence at will.
But having powers is dangerous. Drakan, the usurper lord of Dunark, is conquering all the lands beyond Dina's remote village and killing the shamers.
As Drakan's forces advance, a resistance is rallying under Nico's name. Nico, the rightful heir to Dunark, is living with Dina's family, and the last thing he wants is to be Dunark lord, or the leader of the resistance. Nico is no coward, but he knows power has a price, one he's reluctant to pay. Yet feeling it's his duty to stop the war, he comes up with a plan, a plan that doesn't include Dina, or her family.
But when he secretly leaves the village to deal with Drakan on his own terms, a lovesick Dina follows him, dragging the reader behind in a fast paced adventure across oceans and though marshes to the final, breathtaking confrontation between the lawful heir and the usurper lord.
Like another famous Danish storyteller, Hans Christian Andersen, Ms. Kaaberbol doesn't settle for an easy happily-ever-after ending, but for a quieter and more realistic one, that is still quite satisfying.
The Shamer's War, with its thought provoking look at the nature of power and the real meaning of courage, is a strong book on its own, and a worthy conclusion to the series.
In the Shamer's War, the last book in the series, Dina, now thirteen, has come into full possession of both her mother's gift, the ability to shame people by showing them their most reprehensible memories, and his father's, the gift of illusion, which allows her to conceal her presence at will.
But having powers is dangerous. Drakan, the usurper lord of Dunark, is conquering all the lands beyond Dina's remote village and killing the shamers.
As Drakan's forces advance, a resistance is rallying under Nico's name. Nico, the rightful heir to Dunark, is living with Dina's family, and the last thing he wants is to be Dunark lord, or the leader of the resistance. Nico is no coward, but he knows power has a price, one he's reluctant to pay. Yet feeling it's his duty to stop the war, he comes up with a plan, a plan that doesn't include Dina, or her family.
But when he secretly leaves the village to deal with Drakan on his own terms, a lovesick Dina follows him, dragging the reader behind in a fast paced adventure across oceans and though marshes to the final, breathtaking confrontation between the lawful heir and the usurper lord.
Like another famous Danish storyteller, Hans Christian Andersen, Ms. Kaaberbol doesn't settle for an easy happily-ever-after ending, but for a quieter and more realistic one, that is still quite satisfying.
The Shamer's War, with its thought provoking look at the nature of power and the real meaning of courage, is a strong book on its own, and a worthy conclusion to the series.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Twists and Turns, but still awesome!
19 Nov 2006
Format:Hardcover
This final adaption to The Shamer Chronicles, is the best one of the series( I am sure of it!). I wanted more after it was finished, though it did end extremely well! Ms. Kaaberbol did a very well job on this book.
Ther are some parts that caught my attention, and made me cry!
I think Dina and Davin are good characters, but stubborn!I don't like Nico as much as I did in the other's. I think rose is hillarious as much as I think she was in the other two! Some characters return in this book, and I love who they are!
If you want to read this book, I would recommend you read the previous ones first!
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Ther are some parts that caught my attention, and made me cry!
I think Dina and Davin are good characters, but stubborn!I don't like Nico as much as I did in the other's. I think rose is hillarious as much as I think she was in the other two! Some characters return in this book, and I love who they are!
If you want to read this book, I would recommend you read the previous ones first!
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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
AMAZING
14 April 2006
Format:Paperback
This entire series is amazing, but this final book has so many twists and turns that you really don't know how it will end. I think the author ties off the chornicles with a few strings undone, but thats to add dramatic tension, and to leave us guessing what reactions are to the final moments of the book. AWESOME...read all 4 books...now
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