false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1227961623m/4932435.jpg 4932435 3 At the age of nine, Finnikin is warned by the gods that he must sacrifice a pound of flesh in order to save the royal house of his homeland, Lumatere. And so he stands on the rock of three wonders with his childhood friend Prince Balthazar and the prince's cousin, Lucian, and together they mix their blood. And Lumatere is safe. Until the 'five days of the unspeakable', when the King and Queen and their children are slaughtered in the palace. And an imposter king takes the throne. And a curse is put on Lumatere, which traps those caught inside and forces thousands of others to roam the land as exiles, dying of fever and persecution in foreign camps. But ten years later Finnikin is led to another rock to meet the young novice, Evanjalin. A girl plagued by dark dreams, who holds the key to their return to the Land of light... 4998084 book 29 9 2008 Finnikin of the Rock total:88|5:29|4:37|3:17|2:5|1:0| 88 354 294 14 4 1 false false Tue Nov 18 23:20:24 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 18 23:21:46 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 3 false false Sun May 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 08:50:59 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 22:23:39 -0700 2009
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The story was very character driven. The world itself was only described in enough detail to give the characters a setting in which to interact.

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Finnikin of the Rock, being a fantasy, and written in the third person, is quite different from Melina Marchetta’s other books, which are written in the first person of a high school girl protagonist. Where her books all share a common theme, however, is the pivotal roles ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Dec 11 02:48:23 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 03:13:42 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 02:48:23 -0800 2008
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I did have to read it in fits and starts, which granted may not have helped,...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Oct 26 05:57:35 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 26 05:58:24 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Nov 20 15:59:12 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 20 15:59:12 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 19 15:03:11 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 15:03:11 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Nov 18 23:44:43 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 23:44:43 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Nov 18 16:58:55 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 16:58:55 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 17 07:27:01 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 07:27:01 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 16 18:17:25 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 18:17:25 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=4932435