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Senrid
by
Sherwood Smith (Goodreads Author)
SENRID is a story of swashbuckling boys and girls, royal stakes, mysterious villains, high adventure and strange magic, set in the universe of CROWN DUEL and INDA, in the tradition of Lloyd Alexander's WESTMARK and Megan Whalen Turner's THE THIEF.
Teen-aged king Leander Tlennen-Hess has barely ruled a year when he and his step-sister Kitty (or Princess Kyale, as she wishes
...morePaperback, 448 pages
Published
September 1st 2007
by YA Angst
(first published 2007)
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This book is my proof that "write what you love" is not always good advice. I loved the several notebooks that make up this story line, written when I was thirteen and fourteen. When I rewrote it all in my fifties, I worked hard to keep my fourteen-year-old perspective on events, yet present it all better, giving hints to the three different story arcs that intersect with this book: CJ's story arc, the Everon story arc, and most important, launching Senrid's arc--this one leading dire...more
I wanted to read this companion novel to the Crown and Court Duel series, but just could not get into this one. I would never have guessed that it is supposed to be set in the same world had I not been told already.
This story was originally written when the author was 15 years old and then rewritten later for publication. Unfortunately, it still reads like a 15 year old wrote it. There are so many characters with so many different back stories here that it is distracting. It's like s...more
This story was originally written when the author was 15 years old and then rewritten later for publication. Unfortunately, it still reads like a 15 year old wrote it. There are so many characters with so many different back stories here that it is distracting. It's like s...more
This book really is a fantasy book written for younger teenagers. The kid heroes don't seem to think to highly of adults. ;) If you haven't read Sherwood Smith's Crown Duel book, read that before reading this one.
This book is a lot less polished than Crown Duel (for good reason). While the characters and adventures are interesting, I really only found them so interesting because I wanted to read more adventures set in the same world as Crown Duel.
World-building is one of ...more
This book is a lot less polished than Crown Duel (for good reason). While the characters and adventures are interesting, I really only found them so interesting because I wanted to read more adventures set in the same world as Crown Duel.
World-building is one of ...more
Not as good as the other books set in this universe, but it does tell the story of how Senrid became king. Takes place before "A Stranger to Command" which is prequel to "Crown Duel" and "Court Duel".
It had way too many names and things happened way too fast. It made my brain hurt trying to follow it.
Senrid is an Oz-esque, magical adventure. For kids. Because, of course, as Kitty, Leander, and even the mysterious boy, Senrid—who seems to have a frighteningly questionable array of secrets—all know, adults are totally incapable of stumbling upon gates from one world to another, rescuing prisoners from the jaws of execution, and, oh yes, defeating the greatest evils of Norsunder.
Rather confusing...not one of the best in the (loosely related) Sartor series.
Lacked a sense of closure
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Shelves:
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fairytale-fantasy-sci-fi-mythology
I enjoyed it, but I would have liked to have heard more about Kyale and Leander. What was Erdrael? Really. What happens to all these kids? Do they all have their own stories, just not published yet? Do they all grow up? How does the no-aging/ youth spell work? What was the backstory of Mara Jinea and the coup? Definitely need to read Over the Sea now. I really hope to start seeing more of the stories about these characters and this world available to all of us crazy fans out there!!!!
I liked parts of this.... Its strength is the multiple views of the eponymous character, whose struggles would seem too simple without that context. I don't mean that Smith complicates things unnecessarily, rather that it'd be hard for the reader to grasp the whole without the antagonistic reactions conveyed by Faline, Kyale, and the rest.
The epub version has a few distracting errors, which I didn't note down.
The epub version has a few distracting errors, which I didn't note down.
Why wasn't I spared from such horrible clap trap... The material that Sherwood Smith wrote as an adult in the Inda world is decent. The items she wrote as a juvenile, is juvenile and a decent editor would have spared us all. It is a shame that Smith had to use her popularity to flog such a piece of drek.
This is a story that Smith wrote when she was 15, and unfortunately, it really shows. I've liked every other book of hers that I've read, but Senrid requires too much investment for the return and I gave up 2/3 of the way through. Skip this one and pick another of Smith's books to read.
I had a hard time keeping up with all the different characters and kingdoms, but it was a good book overall. My problem was that I didn't realize until after I read it that it is part of a series, that explains why I felt so lost.
Genre: Young Adult Fantasy
Written when the author was 15. It shows. The best I can say is it inspired me to read The Fox which is set in the same world (and has much tighter plotting & characterizations)
Written when the author was 15. It shows. The best I can say is it inspired me to read The Fox which is set in the same world (and has much tighter plotting & characterizations)
Despite wanting some more background on Senrid from reading other books by this author, this book was just badly written and I felt that if I had read more, it probably would of detracted from the other books.
I knew that the book had originally been written when Smith was a teen; I just didn't realize that she hadn't polished it. I shan't be reading anymore of this group of stories.
This was a fun young adult read, but I got tired of how often the kids in it think/say that you can't trust adults (adults being anyone over 16, apparently).
This was ok. It was helpful to have read some of her other books first. I probably would not read it again.
I am enjoying this little adventure about several different, smart teenagers that are thrown together.
Sadly lacking in her usual complexity & finesse.
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