false 1025280 10 6 female 2124206 0763634816 9780763634810 72 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255638220m/2124206.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255638220s/2124206.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2124206.The_Swan_Kingdom 3.67 286 A new voice in fantasy weaves a rich, entrancing tale of a girl with powerful healing gifts —- and the courage to use them to save her ailing kingdom.

Shadows fall across the beautiful, lush kingdom after the queen is attacked by an unnatural beast, and the healing skills of her daughter, Alexandra, cannot save her. Too soon the widowed king is spellbound by a frightening stranger, a woman whose eyes reflect no light. In a terrifying moment, all Alexandra knows disappears, including her beloved brothers, leaving her banished to a barren land. But Alexandra has more gifts than she realizes as she confronts magic, murder, and the strongest of evil forces, and is unflinchingly brave as she struggles to reclaim what is rightfully hers. Fantasy lovers will be held in thrall by this tale full of visual detail, peppered with a formidable destructive force and sweetened with familial and romantic love.]]> 1025280 3.70 485 132 2007 2274683 1406308617 9781406308617 45 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1231201998m/2274683.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1231201998s/2274683.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2274683.Daughter_of_the_Flames 3.73 153
Inside an ancient temple in the mountains, fifteen-year-old Zira trains in the martial arts to become a warrior priestess who can defend the faith of the Ruan people. Bearing a scar on her face from the fire that killed her parents, the orphaned Zira is taught to distrust the occupying Sedornes. Terror strikes when the forces of the tyrannical Sedorne king destroy the only home she knows. To survive, Zira must unravel the secrets of her identity, decide her people’s fate — and accept her growing feelings for a man who should be her enemy.]]> 1025280 3.70 485 132 2008