The Warrior Heir
by Cinda Williams Chima (Goodreads author!)
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Read in April, 2008
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Read in January, 2008
recommends it for:
fans of darker fantasy with male characters
This book grew on me as I read it. It's about 425 pages, so it did take quite awhile, because I was sick and not in a reading mood, but eventually I was hooked.
Jack has grown up in a small town, and is living the life of an ordinary high school student. Perhaps it's even a boring one, because since he had heart surgery when he was a baby, the medicine he has had to take every day since then has left him sluggish and weak.
One day, he forgets to take his medicine, and he discovers that h...more
Jack has grown up in a small town, and is living the life of an ordinary high school student. Perhaps it's even a boring one, because since he had heart surgery when he was a baby, the medicine he has had to take every day since then has left him sluggish and weak.
One day, he forgets to take his medicine, and he discovers that h...more
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Read in July, 2008
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Excellent book here is the synopsis from amazon.
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Grade 5-9–An apparently ordinary 16-year-old boy turns out to have magical powers that make him a target of a covert society of wizards, enchanters, and warriors called the Weir. Jack's small-town world in Ohio begins to unravel when he starts to unleash unintentional bursts of wizardry. When he recovers a powerful sword from an ancestor's grave, he begins to realize how different he really is. A battle with a wiz...more
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Grade 5-9–An apparently ordinary 16-year-old boy turns out to have magical powers that make him a target of a covert society of wizards, enchanters, and warriors called the Weir. Jack's small-town world in Ohio begins to unravel when he starts to unleash unintentional bursts of wizardry. When he recovers a powerful sword from an ancestor's grave, he begins to realize how different he really is. A battle with a wiz...more
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The story itself is riveting. The pace is brisk. I read most of it in one night...and finished the rest of it in the wee hours of the morning. The characters are well developed, human complete with motivations and failings and reserves of personal strength. The world in which the story was set has a pretty sound set of rules, and the magic is very exciting.
That said, I felt like I was reading a draft version at times. The writing itself was opaque. Meaning, author-style-signature aside, th...more
That said, I felt like I was reading a draft version at times. The writing itself was opaque. Meaning, author-style-signature aside, th...more
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The Warrior Heir is a fiction/fantasy novel written by Cinda Williams Chima. It is 432 pages and is written for 13 to 16 year olds. This is about a 16-year-old named Jack who lives in a small town-Trinity, Ohio. One day he forgets to take his heart medication and at soccer tryouts he nearly kills one of the players. It turns out that he has magical powers that-his aunt has been keeping a secret from him-makes him a target of warriors, wizards, and enchanters. (He is a warrior) When he tracked do...more
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Read in July, 2008
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Brad Smithrecommends it for: fantasy readers, those (children and adults) who love YA books!
I borrowed this book from a friend who recommended it fairly highly. It was a quick read-- I started on Sunday evening and finished on a Wednesday. The book is a little long, which can be daunting at first for younger readers, but I found myself flying through pages quickly because the story was so entertaining. (Older readers expecting a complex plot or vocabulary, might not enjoy the book...)
I also liked the fact that the story was a stand-alone. You don't have to know any background infor...more
I also liked the fact that the story was a stand-alone. You don't have to know any background infor...more
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Read in February, 2007
This book has a Harry Potter esk feel to it. There is a magical world that exists that the nonmagical community are'nt aware of. It also gives the history or rather the "real" history of the War of the Roses. Only it's not what you may have heard or studied. The magical characters are born with a Weir stone in their chest and depending on the type of stone determines the status in the Weir world. The main character, Jack, is unaware of his magical heritage until he skips his medicin...more
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Read in August, 2007
recommends it for:
people who like adventure and action
This book was very well constructed and had action at every turn, keeping me flying through the pages. The main character Jack is a wizard with a warrior stone, meaning that he was born a wizard but was created into a warrior. He is pulled into a legendary fight between two ancient groups and is forced to battle against an opposing warrior. Jack has to deicide one thing, to keep other future warriors from entering this blood house or to fight to the death, either way he doesn’t have much of a ...more
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Read in January, 2005
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Read in August, 2007
recommends it for:
Middle school and up
Great contemporary fantasy -- a page-turner. Magical people have been organized into guilds, with wizards being the most powerful. Rather than kill each other off, wizards for hundreds of years have been setting up tournaments with (magical) warriors trained to fight. Now warriors are extremely scarce, and both sides are on the lookout for new warriors to be born and trained. The main character in the book is a wizard born without his magical stone, which is unconventionally replaced with th...more
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Read in January, 2008
Jack's life is what you would call average. He lives with his mom in the small town of trinity ohio. But after a trip to a town south of were he lives, his life takes and abnormal turn. Jack finds out he is part of a powerful race called the Weir. When Jack finds out that a group of people called the roses. Later Jack realizes that he is the last hope to put an end to an ancient tradition that has tortured the lesser weir guilds for more than half a millenium.
Cinda Chima did a great jo...more
Cinda Chima did a great jo...more
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Read in October, 2007
recommends it for:
middle school students
I enjoyed this book, but was more enthusiastic at the beginning than at the end. For me, I began to lose some interest when they went over to England. I kept thinking how improbable the demand for the warriors to fight to the death was. I knew they wouldn't, and so I kept wondering how the author would "fix" that problem. In the end, I don't think the solution was too convincing. But I LOVED the idea of Jack's medicine suppressing his magical warrior traits. It was more fun when he and...more
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Read in May, 2008
Teenage Jack is thrust into an ancient grudge match between two sorcerous clans. He was born into the Warrior guild, which means that as soon as the Wizard guild finds him, they will force him to fight to the death in their magical arena. The world building, sadly, just does not make sense. I just didn't believe any of it. Additionally, Jack is frustratingly boring. Luckily his friends are great: strong, stout-hearted Will, clever and loyal Fitch, and athletic and self-controlled Ellen. Th...more
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Read in July, 2008
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Keithrecommends it for: anyone who likes Harry Potter
Truly one of the best books I have ever read in my entire life. Quite honestly, (Now please don't burn me at the stake after I say this.) I liked this book more than all the books of the Harry Potter series put together. If it were possible, I would give this book a sixth star. My only regret after reading this book is that some unfortunate reader may pass this amazing novel by having not read my review. So please, go to your local library or bookstore and pick up this book now. What are yo...more
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Read in April, 2008
Great story full of wizards and warriors. Borrows a few ideas from Harry Potter. There is a society of Weir (magical people and warriors) that exists, and the Anaweir (Muggles) are totally unaware of their existence. The Weir have social classes and the book takes a look at the problems that arise from the difference of these social classes.
The target audience is obviously teenagers, and while there are some cheesy parts, I had a hard time putting the book down. It was very engaging and ...more
The target audience is obviously teenagers, and while there are some cheesy parts, I had a hard time putting the book down. It was very engaging and ...more
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Read in December, 2007
The premise/ideas behind this series are really good ones, unique and interesting. The protagonist is someone I cared about and a few of his friends. That said, there's something really lacking that I can't quite put my finger on. Problems I know it does have: it started off with a bang, then dragged for a couple of hundred pages. The pacing/timing was ALL wrong. Also, the characters really don't get very fleshed out. It's almost as if this book is still in the rough draft stage and should...more
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Read in January, 2007
This book was so much fun to read! I started it when I didn't have much time to be reading, so I only got through about one chapter in a couple of weeks. When I got to chapter three, however, I couldn't put it down. I was sucked in and didn't want it to stop. In fact, I was so into it I accidentally broke the binding from the suspense. It is a fantasy book about a kid who doesn't realize how important or valuable he is in the hierarchy of the Wizard trade. That's all I can tell you without spoil...more
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Read in October, 2007
recommends it for:
beginner fantasy readers
If I hadn't read Harry Potter, the Twilightseries, or The Neverending Story, then I'd give it a five. But since I'm a very obsessive reader sometimes, I've read many books that I've enjoyed more than this one. I can't say it's a bad book, though, because it's well-written, has a good plot, and is good for readers who haven't read many good fantasy books before, or need an introduction to some fantasy books.
The conclusion has a solid ending, gives you a satisfied feeling...more
The conclusion has a solid ending, gives you a satisfied feeling...more
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Read in April, 2008
A great start to a new fantasy series. Though I did read the second book first, this was a great beginning and gave me a lot of insight into parts of the second book that were merely brushed upon. I loved all the politics the author brought to the story, it wasn't just about the people or the plot, but about the inner-workings of this world. The ending was great, and very fitting I thought. It left it finished, but also nicely open-ended for the next book. I can't wait to read the third one when...more
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Read in January, 2007
recommends it for:
Middle School +
A young man suddenly learns that far from a heart defect, he has been taking medication since his birth to hide his ancient warrior/wizard status. I didn't expect to finish this book once I started, but the characters and situations were compelling. It reminded me somewhat of the Lightning Thief but much more serious in tone. The reader does have to suspend belief as the story is set in the present day but the author gives enough detail to make outrageous situations somewhat plausible.
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