false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255638220m/2124206.jpg 2124206 3 <b>A new voice in fantasy weaves a rich, entrancing tale of a girl with powerful healing gifts &#8212;- and the courage to use them to save her ailing kingdom.</b><br><br>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. 2129646 2007 The Swan Kingdom total:297|5:68|4:101|3:97|2:29|1:2| 297 1095 542 76 2 5 false false Tue Nov 11 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 11 14:19:29 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 11 14:44:03 -0800 2008
The opening lines of Chapter 1: "You probably know me already. In every story you've ever been told, someone like me exists. A figure in the background, barely noticed by the main players....more...]]> 4 3 false false Sat Jun 07 20:44:16 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 07 20:44:44 -0700 2008
As the brightly colored cover suggests, Zoë Marriott's novel THE SWAN KINGDOM is a fantastical read. It is the retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's THE WILD SWANS, a fairy tale that I had never heard of, but that has all the familiar bits ...more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat May 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 08:27:44 -0700 2008 Sat May 17 08:03:17 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu Jan 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 09:37:49 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 09:39:49 -0800 2009 5 2 false false Mon Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 08 18:51:47 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 08 18:57:57 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 2 false false Thu Dec 25 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon May 19 17:22:33 -0700 2008 Thu Dec 25 00:55:45 -0800 2008
Some of the book I liked, such as how the parents, even the wise queen, weren't portrayed as infallible and lovely. And even...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 03 08:53:07 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 09:03:48 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 19:42:55 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 15:24:24 -0700 2009 The Kingdom, a rich, prosperous, peaceful place. Alexa, is not as beautiful as her mother, and as such, her father worries that he will not be able to marry her off. But, she is however, her mother's daughter, a powerful and talen...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Aug 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 18:48:14 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 19:05:19 -0700 2009
Not because of the way it was written, though there were some pretty accurate portrayals such as love and grief that pushed me to the end; but, more of the conce...more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Nov 13 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 10 15:36:01 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 13 16:39:43 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 09:51:28 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 09:57:45 -0700 2009
Wo...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Sep 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 25 18:29:37 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 28 14:32:53 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Mar 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 17:42:28 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 09 19:02:21 -0700 2009 The Swan Kingdom is a re-imagining of the fairy tale Six Swans. The first written account of this tale was done by the Brothers Grimm around 1812, and its variations throughout Europe feature ravens or ducks. Those early versions were meant to emphasize the unity of the family in light of adversit...more...]]> 2 1 false false Wed Sep 23 09:52:49 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 09:53:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue May 20 10:03:21 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 14:32:33 -0700 2008 5 1 false false Sun Jul 27 16:20:51 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 27 16:22:19 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 21:05:29 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 21:20:11 -0700 2009
I really liked this book. It was a perfect fairy tale. The heroine has powerful magical abilities she must discover for herself to save her family, her kingdom, and the whole world. Doesn't get better than t...more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Sep 26 14:05:16 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 11 17:42:17 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Tue Oct 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 19:15:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 19:15:43 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 17:39:05 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 17:44:09 -0700 2009
I read this book in 2 1/2 day.s I really enjoyed it.

Alexandra is a princess and she has earth powers. She learns them from her mother, an...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2124206