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Hunting

by Andrea K. Höst (Goodreads Author)

4.28 of 5 stars 4.28 · rating details · 127 ratings · 22 reviews

Ash Lenthard doesn’t call herself a vigilante. She’s merely prone to random acts of derring-do, and occasional exhibitions of tomfoolery. Her friends, the Huntsmen, have never stepped over the line while patrolling the streets of Luinhall.

That was before the murder of Ash’s beloved guardian, Genevieve.

Now, Ash Lenthard is out for blood and even when the hunt sends her to t...more

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Published April 5th 2013 by Andrea K. Hösth (first published April 4th 2013)

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Apr 05, 2013 Andrea added it · (Review from the author)

Shelves: mine, fantasy, high-fantasy, ya

"Hunting" was written in response to my extreme frustration with Georgette Heyer's Regency Buck. Much as I love Heyer's books, on occasion she takes a promising young lady, and just...foils her at every turn. My need for a heroine capable of getting herself out of her own scrapes produced Ash Lenthard, who does not so much kick ass, as tap-dance across the heads of her enemies...

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Apr 26, 2013 Tiff rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: e-book

3.5ish Of the stories I've read by Andrea K. Höst this has been my least favorite. I think some back-story or explanation of the society would have helped me a lot because I never felt like I quite grasped some of the social elements. I also found the cast of characters and who was male or female to be confusing. I think if I chose to read the story a second time more of that would become clear but I also don't think a story needs to be read more than once to grasp these types of things. I do lo...more

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May 20, 2013 Lina rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: kingdoms-fantasy-and-all-inbetween

This book opens up when Ash Lenthard's guardian, Genevieve (a herbalist living in Luinhall), has been brutally murdered. Ash finds herself in a predicament, by wanting to find her murderer and being forced to move into the palace to train as a seruilis -a sort of squire- for the foreigner and investigator Thornaster. Her life is even more complicated, as she has been disguising as a boy for the past 9 years.
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What an interesting treat. I have been eagerly waiting to read a new story from Andrea....more

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Apr 13, 2013 Estara rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: fans of kingdom-level intrigue and totally competent women

Recommended to Estara by: I like all I've read by the author so far

Shelves: ebook, read-in-2013

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. From my comment to AJH:

This a great romp, with mystery and palace and intrigue and excellent snarky dialogue, but it's one of her earliest books (freshly rewritten admittedly) and the pacing and scene changes are off a bit and the number of neologisms threw me a bit because they didn't have as much time for me to see them in everyday use as they did in the Touchstone Trilogy - and while I appreciate the heroine falling in lust with the love interest at that point, the falling into love-realisati...more From my comment to AJH:

This a great romp, with mystery and palace and intrigue and excellent snarky dialogue, but it's one of her earliest books (freshly rewritten admittedly) and the pacing and scene changes are off a bit and the number of neologisms threw me a bit because they didn't have as much time for me to see them in everyday use as they did in the Touchstone Trilogy - and while I appreciate the heroine falling in lust with the love interest at that point, the falling into love-realisation is just too sudden for me, especially as it's motivated by jealousy from what I gathered.

On the other hand I always want more pages from Andrea because I fall in love with her characters. And she was totally right when she said that Ash tap-dances, she totally makes me buy the incredible level of control and sheer competence Ash has, which makes her manoeuvre around everyone who tries to foil her - for good or bad reasons.

And the guys do realise that! Once she explains her reasoning and all.

As I said to Sartorias at LJ:
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The most frightening bit and where the danger was most tangible to me, was the episode in the well - the later magical resolution with Ash and Thornaster at the poisoned blue well was a bit too fast and became less hair-raising (and considering that thing was the biggest danger and the root cause for all the stuff happening in the book, that was a shame).

This is a 3.5 star for me, could easily be another intriguing world or related stories or further adventures, like Darest is turning out to be ^^. The characters the focus is on shine.(less)

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May 20, 2013 Dave Versace rated it 4 of 5 stars

Hunting is a standalone young adult fantasy novel by Andrea K. Höst [1]. Ash Lenthard is the street-smart young heroine who has disguised herself as a (slightly younger) boy and apprenticed herself to a herbalist in order to escape from an unfortunate previous life. When her guardian is murdered, she finds her desire to return to life on the streets thwarted when she is warded to the Investigator appointed by the king to look into the serial killing of herbalists. With no choice but to maintain...more Hunting is a standalone young adult fantasy novel by Andrea K. Höst [1]. Ash Lenthard is the street-smart young heroine who has disguised herself as a (slightly younger) boy and apprenticed herself to a herbalist in order to escape from an unfortunate previous life. When her guardian is murdered, she finds her desire to return to life on the streets thwarted when she is warded to the Investigator appointed by the king to look into the serial killing of herbalists. With no choice but to maintain her identity as a young boy, Ash finds herself cornered into becoming a seruilis (squire) to the foreign noble and a key part of his murder investigation.

A summary of the first couple of chapters makes Hunting sound like a bit of a fantasy version of a grim investigative procedural, and to an extent it is. The more that Ash and the nobleman, Thornaster, poke around, the more vicious and bleak the conspiracy they uncover becomes. Beneath the witty banter, romantic interplay and the flirtation with cross-dressing farce, the world of Hunting has a more nihilistic streak than most of Host’s work. But she does an excellent job of keeping the action moving so that the story never threatens to wallow in its own darkness.

The author has mentioned that Hunting was written at least partly in response to her frustration with the heroines of Georgette Heyer’s Regency novels, who despite their deep reserves of pluck and spirit often fall just short of being proactive. Some guy always comes along to make all their decisions for them. Ash is every bit as strong-willed as any Heyer heroine, but she’s only likely to go along with a would-be white knight if it happens to suit her purposes. She’s a fun character, even if she herself is not often having much fun.

I have to confess that I didn’t fully understand the magical elements of the story, which are integral to the plot’s resolution, but it certainly didn’t keep me from enjoying them. Apart from that, it’s an adventurous romp with plenty of derring-do, peril and romance, flavoured with the odd splashes of darkness to settle the froth.(less)

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Apr 24, 2013 Laura (Kyahgirl) rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: action-adventure, books-i-hope-my-kids-read, fantasy, favorite-authors, favorites, fiction-with-animals, gods-and-their-ilk, humour, magic, mystery, romance-very-subtle

4.5/5; 5 stars; A

I loved this book. It was fun and interesting, well paced and unpredictable. I really like the way this author portrays young people as competent and resourceful in her books. I liked the main female character, Ash, very much. Her resolve to find her benefactor's murderer at the same time as hiding from her past, making a new life, not getting killed and saving all and sundry from harm, made her a very busy girl indeed. The addition of horses into any story always add an extra d...more

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May 02, 2013 Jacob Proffitt rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

Höst does it again. And makes it still harder to decide which of her novels is my favorite (if I were required to do so).

The world building is characteristically cohesive. The religious background has an intriguing conflict where the prior deity of light attacked a fellow god out of jealousy and rage. As a result, that god was replaced by another and thrust out of the heavenly conclave. Since deities pretty much are the heavenly bodies, that means a former lunar satellite came crashing to earth...more Höst does it again. And makes it still harder to decide which of her novels is my favorite (if I were required to do so).

The world building is characteristically cohesive. The religious background has an intriguing conflict where the prior deity of light attacked a fellow god out of jealousy and rage. As a result, that god was replaced by another and thrust out of the heavenly conclave. Since deities pretty much are the heavenly bodies, that means a former lunar satellite came crashing to earth giving all the people on the planet a front-row seat for the celestial brawl.

The gods are an active presence in other ways in the lives of their followers. For one, the earth itself (Luin in the story) determines who will be allowed to rule a given piece of land, both on the individual level of land-holder as well as the aggregated rule of nobles and even royalty. Judging criteria are known and can be learned (and center on maintaining "balance" and good husbandry of resources). In such a system, it makes sense that nobles would figure out a formal system for teaching their children the intricacies and theories of good rule so that they can maintain a family dynasty. I particularly enjoyed this dynamic as Höst avoids working any particular political hobby horse that other authors might have been tempted to exercise given the setup. Cities aren't automatically bad, and people aren't inherently despoilers of the land even when they gather together in groups (or, gasp, go hunting).

And I really liked our heroine, Ash. She's in a tough position. In hiding due to events in her past (that start off murky, but that we learn over time), she finds herself in the middle of a set of murders that are rocking the town. The story starts with Ash's mentor having been killed, thus putting Ash out of a home as well as a loving relationship she treasured. Vengeance is naturally on her mind. Noticing as much, a foreign landholder tasked to investigate the murders diverts her into his service (this is less jarring if you add that Ash is currently masquerading as a boy).

From there, the book proceeds at a great pace as we get to know the court and the people in it, and join Ash and Rion in their search for a merciless killer. I really liked Rion, too, and greatly appreciated the conflict between him and Ash as he tries to harness her energy and intelligence in the task given by his friend, the king. Ash's skill with leadership and her intelligence in putting clues together (and digging more out) quickly validate Rion's choice to put her in his service and together they make a formidable team.

True to form, Höst doesn't take any of the easy or stereotypical paths in this story, either. Ash has a lot of secrets to protect, but there are more important matters at hand, as well—and in abundance. Since the story doesn't hang on her secrets so much as on the central mystery, Höst doesn't drag them out unnaturally or resort to contrived circumstances or a comedy of errors to protect (or reveal) them. I greatly appreciated this, as it meant the pace of the story could proceed at its own rate. While the book isn't a suspense-filled page-turner, it is a great romp with likeable characters I cared about in a challenging situation.(less)

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Apr 08, 2013 Becky rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance, standalone, kings-queens-princesses, girl-dressed-as-boy

I liked Hunting, I really did.
I loved Ash, she was strong, funny and smart. I liked Thornaster. He was a good hero, and I enjoyed their back and forth banter the whole way through.

I don't know. I'm kinda struggling here to explain what it was that didn't click with me. I didn't really understand everything about the plot I guess. I still don't know why the bad guy was killing who he was killing. I really don't understand what the bad guy is even. I was confused by everyone's titles. I know I n...more

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May 10, 2013 Tsana Dolichva rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Hunting is Andrea K Höst's latest release. Unlike the earlier books of hers that I've reviewed in the past (And All the Stars, The Touchstone Trilogy), Hunting is definitely fantasy, not science fiction. The blurb was what really got me keen to read this one.

I have to say, when I first started reading, I was a little bit disappointed. Not because it was bad, but because it wasn't as funny as the blurb sounded like it would be. Mostly, this is because things start on a sombre note, with Ash's aun...more Hunting is Andrea K Höst's latest release. Unlike the earlier books of hers that I've reviewed in the past (And All the Stars, The Touchstone Trilogy), Hunting is definitely fantasy, not science fiction. The blurb was what really got me keen to read this one.

I have to say, when I first started reading, I was a little bit disappointed. Not because it was bad, but because it wasn't as funny as the blurb sounded like it would be. Mostly, this is because things start on a sombre note, with Ash's aunt dying and Ash's circumstances being turned on their head. It wasn't boring, it just wasn't what I expected. But then! From about the halfway point it really picked up and I found myself laughing out loud several times. I enjoyed the second half a lot more. (If I rated them separately, I'd give the first half 4 stars and the second half 5 stars.)

Ash is a runaway who dresses as a boy. Before the opening of Hunting she was living with Genevieve, a herbalist who took her in when she was younger (she's now 20 but dresses as a 17 year old boy). When Genevieve is killed, Ash swears vengeance but isn't allowed to go at it alone, partly because others think she's an underage boy. She is taken in by a foreign noble, Thornaster, who is investigating a spate of herbalist murders, and becomes his page-like servant. A lot of the humour comes from the banter and interactions between Ash and Thornaster, and there were some very amusing moments. I also liked that Höst didn't make Thornaster a strict or cruel person, because that would have changed the overall tone of Hunting significantly.

The world Höst has built is detailed and not limited to the one city most of the action takes place in. It was a little tricky at first to keep all the places and titles straight in my head and I think the earlier parts of the book could have been improved with more backstory/descriptions. On the other hand, the full details of Ash's past don't come to light for a while, and I quite liked the circumstances in which the full story was revealed (and of course I had some idea of what was coming from hints earlier on).

An aspect I particularly liked was the way in which so many little threads all came together in the end. There were some things which I took in stride as "just" being part of the set-up or backstory which turned out to be relevant to the main story. Hard to say more on this without spoilers. Also, a small thing but the fact that the main character's mentor was female not male was gratifying. And even though Ash was a girl dressed as a boy in a male-dominated society, there were actual other good female characters in the story (and only one of them was a laundry maid) who showed us other roles women could play in the society without having to dress as a man.

There was one particular aspect of worldbuilding that I found quite fascinating and that was the matter of religion. The gods in the world of Hunting are associated with the sun and moon (the two main gods) and planets (the minor gods which aren't important). When people die, one of three things happens: their soul goes straight to heaven carried by the sun god's butterflies, their soul is taken by the moon god's moths for cleansing before later going on to heaven or the gods decide the person's soul is beyond redemption and they're damned — trapped on the mortal coil indefinitely, before eventually deteriorating into nothing. Somewhat painfully. What this means is that after you die, assuming you don't die alone where no one finds you quickly enough, everyone knows what the gods ultimately thought of you. There was one character who was a horrible person and, as part of the backstory, was damned when he died. The repercussions on the family members that survived him, who generally weren't terrible people, were not insignificant. This aspect made me think a lot about how people might change or police their behaviour if they knew there were real afterlife consequences for them. Food for thought.

Finally, there was a romantic storyline but it didn't start until a good chunk of the way in. I liked that there were several possible love-interests and that it wasn't until Ash realised she had a crush on someone that I knew which way it would go.

I ended up enjoying Hunting a lot and, as the length of this review may suggest, getting more out of it than I necessarily expected. I recommend it to fans of fantasy, particularly the kind of fantasy that is confined to one city. I'm tempted to call it "ye olde urban fantasy". I think readers of Tamora Pierce's earlier books (I haven't read her later stuff) will also enjoy it, although I admit my reasoning may start and end with the "girl dressed as a boy" element.

4.5 / 5 stars

You can read more of my reviews on my blog.(less)

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Apr 27, 2013 ala rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya, indie, fantasy

Hunting is actually more of a two star book for me, but I just can't bear giving such a low rating to this author. I think Andrea Host is such a talented Indie author, and I'm totally rooting for her and her million dollar movie deal, but unfortunately I thought this book was a fumble instead of a touchdown. Bummer!

First, some good: Once again AH has created interesting, quirky characters. The dialogue is clever. The world building is decent. I liked the bit about how people and rulers are magic...more Hunting is actually more of a two star book for me, but I just can't bear giving such a low rating to this author. I think Andrea Host is such a talented Indie author, and I'm totally rooting for her and her million dollar movie deal, but unfortunately I thought this book was a fumble instead of a touchdown. Bummer!

First, some good: Once again AH has created interesting, quirky characters. The dialogue is clever. The world building is decent. I liked the bit about how people and rulers are magically bound to the land. This gives the rulers power, but also a greater responsibility in caring for it. Land that is left "unbound" is vulnerable to falling out of "Balance". I guess this is a theme that AH likes, because it's also present in Medair. The Ibisian king's life is entirely governed by his link to his land, and he must adhere to strict rules and rituals designed to maintain its health. It's kind of an interesting take on environmentalism, although I've never found it to be excessively moralistic or pedantic in AH's books.

But here is where I have to start getting negative. :-( My overall impression of Hunting is that it was, well, sloppy. (I wonder if AH rushed a bit too much to get this book out.) I'm not talking about the occasional typo. There were plot threads that were completely dropped. For instance, during the murder of one of the herbalists, a three-year-old girl goes missing. Everybody is worried and sad, and it seems like a little sub-mystery is starting. And then the little girl appears three chapters later. No explanation of how she was found or anything, she just shows up again.

I also thought the love story was rushed. This wouldn't have been so bad, in and of itself, accept that some of the other circumstances made it feel a little strange. Ash, a 21-year-old young lady, had been masquerading as a 16-year-old boy. Her mentor finds out that she's really a woman, and in about a day, falls in love with her. It just seems like either he would have needed more time to stop thinking of her as an adolescent boy, or else he must have had some romantic interest before. The latter possibility seems a little weird because he really seemed to think of her (him) as a kid... At the very least, I'd call this a missed opportunity for a little angst to make the romance more interesting. Story-wise, the potential for it was considerable (Ash: he'll never love me, he thinks of me as a boy... Thorn: How do I feel? Can I accept this? Am I taking advantage of the fact that I was her mentor? etc...)

And the ending I didn't get at all. I thought it was a bit of a let-down for everything to have happened because of a supernatural force. It started out as a mystery, and I guess I wanted a more clever explanation. I still don't understand why the herbalists were being murdered. I guess it had something to do with being able to recognize a certain type of poison, but at the end, the god hardly tried to be subtle,so the murders seemed pointless. I never even really understood how it was defeated. In all fairness, I got a little bored in the last 10% of the book and had to force myself to finish it. I might not have been reading that carefully. But even so, it probably says something that I wanted to stop reading during the climax.

Anyway, I hate that I am so negative in this review. I would still highly recommend Andrea Host, but if you are new to her work, I would suggest starting elsewhere. (less)

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Apr 07, 2013 Turtles rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy-historical

I had great fun getting through the adventures in this book. It's a fantasy taking place in a land with some, small magics where the Suns and Gods have powers. We begin with the death a herbalist and a girl, masquerading a boy, vowing to avenge her death. She (Ash) reluctantly accepts her coercion into an squire-like position to a council member investigating her "Aunt's" death. There have been other deaths of herbalists, and there are more to come. A mystery ensues with Ash continuing her mascu...more

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Apr 09, 2013 Lexie rated it 4 of 5 stars

"A ribbon so you know I'm here"

What the summary doesn't tell you is that along the way Ash saves half the cast from dire straits at various points (in person's case twice!) because she can not because anyone particularly tells her to. Seriously, she even says she can't help herself it just kind of happens. A lot. (to be fair she also is laboring under a pretty intense case of regret because of Genevieve's death).

Höst says that Hunting was in response to Regency Buck by Georgette Heyer, a story a...more "A ribbon so you know I'm here"

What the summary doesn't tell you is that along the way Ash saves half the cast from dire straits at various points (in person's case twice!) because she can not because anyone particularly tells her to. Seriously, she even says she can't help herself it just kind of happens. A lot. (to be fair she also is laboring under a pretty intense case of regret because of Genevieve's death).

Höst says that Hunting was in response to Regency Buck by Georgette Heyer, a story about a girl searching for her brother and getting into a wild amount of scrapes (considering how well to do she was) and constantly needing rescuing. One thing Ash doesn't really need is rescuing (though on occasion she does need help rescuing herself). Ash prepares for things and within reason can estimate how things will shake down to anticipate what she needs to do.

She's not infalliable; her mistakes tend to be underestimating people and their motivations however. Ash has a lot of street smarts--she can turn a phrase so its not quite a lie and adapts to situations quickly. She understands people to a point. Ask her why her peers are hostile towards her or why Genevieve helps people the way she does and Ash will have an immediate response. However despite witnessing cruelty and evil, Ash is at a loss to understand the motivations of the killer hunting the herbalists throughout the city.

And to be perfectly truthful I was a little sketchy on the reasoning as well. A lot is made of the Rhoi (Arun)'s life being put in jeporady...probably. The mystery of who is behind some of the attack's on Arun's heir is less complicated then Höst perhaps intended. I guessed the fiend fairly quickly though whether its because I watch a lot of detective shows or because Höst choreographed this person's involvement quite loudly is anyone's guess.

The attacks are only part of the larger conspiracy and this is when the mystery begins to break down for me. When we find out the "true" culprit things become a bit dicey motivation wise. Its not until late into the game that Ash and Co. make a connection between the culprit and what's going on now. And much of that is because of something said to Thornaster. If that phrase hadn't been said I'm not sure they would have made the parallels they did.

The best part of this book was the characters. Ash is a delight--sometimes a bit too arrogant of her abilities for her own good, but its justified. She's also not above a manipulation to get what she wants, which is good since its put to use throughout the book. Her banter with Thornaster is lively and makes their eventual mutual understanding much easier to see. Ash also keeps lively company with her "Huntsmen" and has some interesting conversations with a couple peers (though I'll admit they're given a much broader stroke of detail than the Huntsmen).

Overall I enjoyed Höst's newest work. Its not quite as defined as her other worlds, but there's an intriguing mythology at its roots and Ash was simply a joy to read.

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Apr 14, 2013 Llana marked it as to-read

Damn.I can already see where my money goings.I'm reading her touchstone books right now and really rock.I loved AATS .Plus since it's in another world no weird Australian references that go completely over my head.Like seriously how do seasons work.

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Oct 17, 2012 Clamourei marked it as to-read

wow! a kick-ass heroine? I like that!For I've already read lots of damsel-in-distress-heroines-whose-waiting-for-their-prince-charming themed books. To read something like this would be a refresh.

Cant wait to have my own copy!

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Apr 11, 2013 Denise rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: most-favorite

Another fabulous story from Andrea! She has become my favorite author and I wait for every new book.

Ash is a girl posing as a boy and living with her "aunt" Genevieve. Genevieve is murdered by the mysterious killer who is killing all the herbalists in town. Ash is determined to find the killer and is willing to do just about anything to reach that goal

Andrea has a true gift in world building. She throws you into a story and immerses you in the rich details and idiosyncrasies. Her heroines are st...more

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May 20, 2012 ☆Jessie☆ (Ageless Pages Reviews) marked it as to-read

Shelves: fantasy, young-adult-fiction, want-now-find-asap

"Ash Lenthard doesn't call herself a vigilante. She's merely prone to random acts of derring-do, and occasional exhibitions of tomfoolery. "

SIGN ME UP.

Gimme!

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May 02, 2013 Samantha rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya-fantasy

Well i LOOOVVVEEEDDDD Ash. She was so smart and strong. She knew how to adapt to any situation, always making sure she was in control. Definitely, a role model. What I could understand of the story I liked a lot. But the problem was, I didn't understand most of the story :( I still don't understand half the terms that were used or who the various deities are and what they did for the people. This is a book that definitely would have benefited from a glossary. Being confused in the entirety of th...more

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May 15, 2013 Meredith rated it 4 of 5 stars

Loved the book - Host reliably delivers entertaining, engrossing reads and this is no exception. I gave it a 4-star because: 1) it's not necessarily as unique of a premise as her other works (granted, she does say it was written in response to frustration with the treatment of female 'heroines' in some other works, so it makes sense that its not AS far out her backlist); and 2) it fits more into YA than most of her other books. Which is not bad (again, loved the story), just means the story seem...more

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Oct 26, 2012 Reza Ade rated it 5 of 5 stars

owesome book

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Apr 06, 2013 Andrew rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites

Andrea Höst has the most intense ability to imagine worlds into existence. She complements that with her character-building, her ability to create believable people with whom we can thoroughly empathise. This is a beautiful, touching story, with threads of Georgette Heyer and Orson Scott Card running through it. I hope this world prospers, as it has the makings of another Touchstone series, or more.

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Mar 26, 2013 Jenni rated it 5 of 5 stars

I only just finished reading the sample, so far it's awesome! Will purchase and finish reading asap :)

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Apr 16, 2013 Beth rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Good fun read, would like to see more in this universe.

Strong main leads, interesting plot -- world was intricate (although could use a bit more detail on how it worked -- but that's a personal preference). Would recommend.

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Apr 08, 2013 Liz rated it 5 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed this book it is a complete storyline. I would not mind this book having a sequel or becoming a trilogy.

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Apr 17, 2013 Jamethiel rated it 4 of 5 stars

Enjoyable reading, can't wait to learn more about this world and how it works.

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Born in Sweden and raised in Australia, Andrea K Höst currently lives in Sydney. She writes fantasy, but wanders occasionally into science fantasy.

Her novel "The Silence of Medair" was a finalist for the 2010 Aurealis Award for best fantasy novel.

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