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Legacy Lost (Of Poseidon 0.5)
by
Anna Banks (Goodreads Author)
He is a mer-prince, she is the mermaid princess that his family orders him to marry so that their kingdoms unite. Grom dreads this arrangement, until he meets Nalia — both beautiful and smart, she's everything he ever wanted. But just when their connection grows deeper, tragedy strikes. Legacy Lost is a prequel story to Anna Banks' debut novel, OF POSEIDON.
ebook, 32 pages
Published
May 22nd 2012
by Tom Doherty Associates
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As a prequel, Legacy Lost did good in opening the way for the main story. Or, as in my case, creating a deeper understanding of events from the main book.
While reading Of Poseidon, I had wondered about Grom and Nalia. What had happened? Legacy Lost answers that question. I found Grom to be a bit shallow, due to his sudden change of heart towards Nalia ("Oh wow, she is beautiful now! I want her as a mate.") So, as you can imagine, I was surprised when I found myself quite endeared to him by the e...more
While reading Of Poseidon, I had wondered about Grom and Nalia. What had happened? Legacy Lost answers that question. I found Grom to be a bit shallow, due to his sudden change of heart towards Nalia ("Oh wow, she is beautiful now! I want her as a mate.") So, as you can imagine, I was surprised when I found myself quite endeared to him by the e...more
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This prequel covers the story of Grom and Nalia, third generation, first borns of their respected kingdoms. They are to be mated to keep the gifts of the generals available to their race. They start out disliking each other, but it quickly changes to love.
I know this was a prequel and meant to be short before of it, but it almost seemed a little too short. Their interactions were small and shallow. I really wasnt fond of either one of them. Grom is pigheaded and s...more
This prequel covers the story of Grom and Nalia, third generation, first borns of their respected kingdoms. They are to be mated to keep the gifts of the generals available to their race. They start out disliking each other, but it quickly changes to love.
I know this was a prequel and meant to be short before of it, but it almost seemed a little too short. Their interactions were small and shallow. I really wasnt fond of either one of them. Grom is pigheaded and s...more
Read this and more at Romancing the Laser Pistol.
I've not yet read Of Poseidon. I don't know the characters. I'm assuming this is someone's tragic back-story. I downloaded this as part of the Fierce Reads anthology, looking to delve into the Grisha story within.
This story is so-so. The characters are interesting in their own right. The setting is interesting. I love to see what authors do with the mer-people mythos. There are so few books covering this that they are all different.
This prequel co...more
I've not yet read Of Poseidon. I don't know the characters. I'm assuming this is someone's tragic back-story. I downloaded this as part of the Fierce Reads anthology, looking to delve into the Grisha story within.
This story is so-so. The characters are interesting in their own right. The setting is interesting. I love to see what authors do with the mer-people mythos. There are so few books covering this that they are all different.
This prequel co...more
What just happened? That was not the ending I expected…. I downloaded Legacy Lost as part of the The Fierce Reads Anthology (available to read online). It is a collection of free short stories from “up and coming” Young Adult authors. The short story collection is likely designed to lure in new readers by giving us a sample of the authors’ work. So far, it’s worked. I now find myself really wanting to read Of Poseidon. The first story in the anthology is Legacy Lost, by Anna Banks. The story tak...more
Oh my goodness. I don't think my eyes have rolled that much in a story until now. This is a prequel that really should be read before the book because it makes you read it very differently when you know the future, even if you miss out on a lot of information given in the main book. It is meant to be an extension on the back story of events mentioned in the book. The main players are Grom and his intended mate Nalia and the events leading to the union and by the end it does get reasonable but fo...more
Well this was a very interesting read. I grabbed an anthology for free from Kobo without really knowing what was in it. This novella from Anna Banks was the first short story.
Legacy Lost was quite interesting, and took me on a greater journey than I expected. Although the story only took me about half an hour to read, my attention was never separated from the story. I wasn’t expecting to like it as much as I did (boy, don’t I say that a lot)!
Apparently this is a prequel to a story that Anna Bank...more
Legacy Lost was quite interesting, and took me on a greater journey than I expected. Although the story only took me about half an hour to read, my attention was never separated from the story. I wasn’t expecting to like it as much as I did (boy, don’t I say that a lot)!
Apparently this is a prequel to a story that Anna Bank...more
Feb 10, 2013
Anzu The Great Destroyer
rated it
2 of 5 stars
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Tor.com is one of my most favorite websites. They have a bunch of really cool writers and, hurrah hurrah, they also post free fiction from time to time. Legacy Lost is one of them. (check my tor shelf for more).
Why I was so interested in reading Legacy Lost is the fact that I really was considering buying Of Poseidon. Legacy Lost is the prequel of the latter, so it gave me a general view of what this book is about. I’m sure many things will change because I’ve read thesummary blurb on Goodreads...more
Why I was so interested in reading Legacy Lost is the fact that I really was considering buying Of Poseidon. Legacy Lost is the prequel of the latter, so it gave me a general view of what this book is about. I’m sure many things will change because I’ve read the
Legacy Lost is book #0.5 in the Of Poseidon series. It's basically the background between Grom and Nalia and everything that happened before Of Poseidon. I kinda wonder though, was Galen and Rayna around during this time? They weren't mentioned at all though, so maybe not?
I don't know what I was expecting from Legacy Lost, I just know I had to have more of the Of Poseidon world. In Of Poseidon, we don't really spend too much time in the kingdoms or underwater much and in Legacy Lost we're never...more
I don't know what I was expecting from Legacy Lost, I just know I had to have more of the Of Poseidon world. In Of Poseidon, we don't really spend too much time in the kingdoms or underwater much and in Legacy Lost we're never...more
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If you read my review of Of Poseidon, you'll know that I loved the story.
Legacy Lost tells the story of Grom and Nalia's relationship. Their love story was mentioned in Of Poseidon but in this short story, we learn what happened to them through Grom's point of view.
I really liked it. Like Of Poseidon, I think it's a cute story and I love young Grom and Nalia as much as I love Galen and Emma. It has a sad ending thou...more
If you read my review of Of Poseidon, you'll know that I loved the story.
Legacy Lost tells the story of Grom and Nalia's relationship. Their love story was mentioned in Of Poseidon but in this short story, we learn what happened to them through Grom's point of view.
I really liked it. Like Of Poseidon, I think it's a cute story and I love young Grom and Nalia as much as I love Galen and Emma. It has a sad ending thou...more
Score: 2.5 star
I want to give it that final .5 and round it up to three, but the truth is that I really didn't like this story. Grom is a shallow jackass, Nalia a silly girl and there was no believable emotional connection between the two, and, since the whole weight of the story rests on that connection, that's why it failed for me. I've had an Arc of Of Poseidon for months and, to be honest, I wasn't that interested in reading it. Strangely enough, I want to read it now because I have a theory...more
I want to give it that final .5 and round it up to three, but the truth is that I really didn't like this story. Grom is a shallow jackass, Nalia a silly girl and there was no believable emotional connection between the two, and, since the whole weight of the story rests on that connection, that's why it failed for me. I've had an Arc of Of Poseidon for months and, to be honest, I wasn't that interested in reading it. Strangely enough, I want to read it now because I have a theory...more
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This story was just so short. Honestly i read it out of curiousity of Grom's love life in Of Poseidon.
32 pages is not quite enough to squeeze in details, so all this book focuses on is the romance between Grom and Nalia. The plot is sweet (most, if not every, girl's dream) but would have bordered on the point of cheeziness had the story been any longer. There is very minimal character development, I suggest reading Of Poseidon first before starting on this one.
Legacy Lost hasn't explained anyt...more
32 pages is not quite enough to squeeze in details, so all this book focuses on is the romance between Grom and Nalia. The plot is sweet (most, if not every, girl's dream) but would have bordered on the point of cheeziness had the story been any longer. There is very minimal character development, I suggest reading Of Poseidon first before starting on this one.
Legacy Lost hasn't explained anyt...more
This story was really enjoyable. I love how the female has a strong personality and attitude. I think this story was well written and helps with the 2nd book that is already out. (Posiedon) This Novella gives you really good information that will help guide you when you read Posiedon. But even if you don't read Posiedon, you will still enjoy reading this. It is very well written. You have a storyline with action, suspense and humor.
I highly recommend this little Novella and Posiedon. You will lo...more
I highly recommend this little Novella and Posiedon. You will lo...more
2.5 stars
This little extra gives us some insight into Grom's life prior to the events in Of Poseidon and Grom's first intended mate, Nalia. To be honest, I didn't enjoy this extra as much as I did the main story. I particularly didn't care for Grom or Nalia -- Grom seemed a bit shallow and Nalia seemed too immature -- neither ready for a serious relationship or a 'mating' at the time, in my opinion. The question of whether their brief relationship was the result of 'the pull' or simply falling i...more
This little extra gives us some insight into Grom's life prior to the events in Of Poseidon and Grom's first intended mate, Nalia. To be honest, I didn't enjoy this extra as much as I did the main story. I particularly didn't care for Grom or Nalia -- Grom seemed a bit shallow and Nalia seemed too immature -- neither ready for a serious relationship or a 'mating' at the time, in my opinion. The question of whether their brief relationship was the result of 'the pull' or simply falling i...more
I read this after Of Poseidon, and I'm not really sure if you should read Legacy Lost first or not. I mean, if I read this first, I feel like I wouldn't have gotten as much of a shock as when I found out the (view spoiler) in Of Poseidon. Then again, this book is a short story, and was meant to spur your interest to read Of Poseidon...
So - you decide! I think you can read either first, or not even read this short and jump right into Of Poseidon.
So - you decide! I think you can read either first, or not even read this short and jump right into Of Poseidon.
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Jul 01, 2012
Janus Vielle (The Blair Book Project)
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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Now if you’ve already read Of Poseidon by Anna Banks then I guess you’re as curious as I am about what exactly happened between Grom and Nalia before this whole feud between the Poseidon and Triton descendants’ occurred. Well, Legacy Lost is a short but interesting story about these two love birds.
As usual, monarchies tend to have war between their kingdoms, leaving a royal family member from each side with the burden to resolve this conflict without shedding blood from both parties; of course...more
As usual, monarchies tend to have war between their kingdoms, leaving a royal family member from each side with the burden to resolve this conflict without shedding blood from both parties; of course...more
I read this after I had started reading Of Poseidon. It gave a little more background and I was grateful for that. However, it felt very shallow to me. I didn't feel like the characters were growing, they were just...there. And I couldn't really connect to them either which really bothers me. But I did get sucked up into it just like Of Poseidon. (Which I finished in three nights because of that.) I don't know how Anna Banks does it! It was a fun little read and I enjoyed it!
I absolutely adored Of Poseidon and yes, I raved on and on about it. It was so super fabulous. When I saw that Tor was offering a free short story for the Of Poseidon series I jumped all over it. Legacy Lost tells the back story of Grom and Nalia. As Of Poseidon is about finding Grom a mate in a way, it was great to read the back story.
Legacy Lost is a sweet short story, that will leave readers want to read (or my case re-read) Of Poseidon. If you like mermaids (sorry syrena!) then I highly rec...more
Legacy Lost is a sweet short story, that will leave readers want to read (or my case re-read) Of Poseidon. If you like mermaids (sorry syrena!) then I highly rec...more
You can find a free ebook here: http://www.tor.com/stories/2012/05/le...
Okay, thank goodness I found out about this book before I started Of Poseidon, which I was LITERALLY JUST about to pick up. Wow.
Anyways, I've already met Grom and Nalia and Freya, Grom's parents, and the Poseidon king, and understood some of the plot. So yeah.
It was pretty short! 30 pages, but it was a really good preview! Like an appetizer.
Looking forward even more to reading Of Poseidon now!
Okay, thank goodness I found out about this book before I started Of Poseidon, which I was LITERALLY JUST about to pick up. Wow.
Anyways, I've already met Grom and Nalia and Freya, Grom's parents, and the Poseidon king, and understood some of the plot. So yeah.
It was pretty short! 30 pages, but it was a really good preview! Like an appetizer.
Looking forward even more to reading Of Poseidon now!
Grom's love story is a sad and beautiful one.. Like one of those hate-turned-into-love-ending-in-tragedy stories.. Reading this made me appreciate Of Poseidon better.. Having background of Grom and Nalia's story makes things at least a little bit clearer on the histroy part of the story.. And I just can't wait to read the next book!
Interesting prequel...though I didn't really feel the connection that was supposed to be there. I mean the guy mourned for like a century! There has to be more to it than that! Since I know Nalia didn't really die in that explosion, I would really like to know how the hell she escaped and why on earth she NEVER came back to Grom!
God don't let Grom and Nalia get married in the next part! That would make Galen and Emma first cousins!! Noooooo!
God don't let Grom and Nalia get married in the next part! That would make Galen and Emma first cousins!! Noooooo!
I really enjoyed this prequel. I loved reading from Grom's perspective. The ending was fantastic especially given the fact that I have already read Of Poseidon. I can't wait to find out was really behind Nalia's decision. I found that this book made me love Of Poseidon even more. Grom's story added depth to Galen and Emma's story. This is a really great beginning to what I'm sure is going to be an amazing series. I don't know how I'm going to wait a year for the next book.
Oct 06, 2012
Lexi Norwood
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It was okay, VERY short and definetly a sweet and saddening story. It desccribes the story of Grom and Nalia, when they first meet, when they start to like each other and then when they finally love each other. All in all, it was a good story that gave you a real insight on Grom that was needed in order to make the book, "Of Poseidon", and the following book,"Of Trident", make as much sense as possible.
So Legacy Lost is book #0.5 in the Of Poseidon series. It's basically the background between Grom and Nalia and everything that happened before Of Poseidon. I kinda wonder though, was Galen and Rayna around during this time? It was kinda confusing what happened in the end. I read this before Of Poseidon, so now I guess I have a little background knowledge of Grom. Can't wait for whats installed next.
Thought this did not explain why Nalia did'nt come back to Grom and her her royal status, it does show where Emma got her independence and stuborn streak. And it also shows why Grom never mated or even showed interest in another female. All in all it is another little piece of the interesting and engrossing world that Anna Banks created.
I just finished Of Poseidon and so of course I had to get this prequel novella.
This was so bittersweet. I feel so bad for Grom, my heart is aching for him.
I loved meeting Nalia, she certainly reminds me of someone else ;). And getting to know Grom more was a real treat.
I'm looking forward to more books in this series.
This was so bittersweet. I feel so bad for Grom, my heart is aching for him.
I loved meeting Nalia, she certainly reminds me of someone else ;). And getting to know Grom more was a real treat.
I'm looking forward to more books in this series.
After reading OF POSEIDON I didn't think I'd encounter a couple with the same kind of PULL that Emma & Galen share...
BOY WAS I WRONG!!!
I really did want Nalia & Grom to be together because I really think they love each other but at the same time I realize that they wanted different things in life and pull or no pull that can make all the difference...
Amazing short story!! I can't wait until they see each other again in OF TRITON!!!
BOY WAS I WRONG!!!
I really did want Nalia & Grom to be together because I really think they love each other but at the same time I realize that they wanted different things in life and pull or no pull that can make all the difference...
Amazing short story!! I can't wait until they see each other again in OF TRITON!!!
I loved Of Poseidon. A lot. And Legacy Lost was such a fun look into what happens before Of Poseidon and definitely makes me want to sit down and reread Of Poseidon another time or ten.
This was just a ton of fun to read and everything that happened I kept trying to connect back to what happens in Of Poseidon. This got me all geared up and excited for Of Poseidon's sequel, Of Triton too! Basically, it just kind of rocked.
This was just a ton of fun to read and everything that happened I kept trying to connect back to what happens in Of Poseidon. This got me all geared up and excited for Of Poseidon's sequel, Of Triton too! Basically, it just kind of rocked.
It was so sad to know that (view spoiler) I really like Grom and Nalia, and to think that I don't really like reading about mermaids and such. I love how they were both portrayed. Super short, the story was, but then, it's part of the charm. Hoped it was longer. <3 <3 Beautiful.
Dec 17, 2012
Brittany (The Book Addict's Guide)
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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What a great prequel to Of Poseidon! I loved reading more about Grom and the incident that started it all. It was a great short story and so much fun to see the history behind what Galen finds out in Of Poseidon.
What a great prequel to Of Poseidon! I loved reading more about Grom and the incident that started it all. It was a great short story and so much fun to see the history behind what Galen finds out in Of Poseidon.
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Grew up in a town called Niceville. No, seriously. I graduated from Niceville High School. So did J Lo's second husband. And the guy that plays Aqua Man on Smallville dated my best friend.
Now I indulge my tendency to lie by writing the lies down and selling them to publishers. Well actually my agent does that. One of my lies is called OF POSEIDON. The sequel is called OF TRITON.
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