false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179667073m/943565.jpg 943565 1 <p align="justify">Despite the collar marking her as a slave of Dunn na Carraice, young Lin is fiercely determined to retain her pride and keep her family intact. That dignity bears a price, for Lin has drawn the wrath of Modred, the youngest prince of Orkney. His single-minded quest to break strong-willed Lin-by any means necessary-nearly succeeds. Although Lin is accustomed to the death, disease, rape and famine that runs rampant in the slave hovel she calls home, it is when her beloved brother Dafydd is placed on the auction block that her warrior spirit becomes apparent to all who challenge her, and the shocking secret of her lineage is finally revealed. 928501 1 10 2003 The House Of Pendragon, Book I: The Firebrand total:13|5:7|4:4|3:2|2:0|1:0| 13 57 35 5 4 1 false false Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sat Sep 01 09:17:47 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 01 09:18:06 -0700 2007
The story is told through Lin, who along with her brother Dafydd was born into slavery. The book is of her story, coming of age in a cruel world; of b...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Feb 24 18:56:21 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 18:59:49 -0800 2009
Lin is a slave girl whose family belongs to Queen Morgause and her sons. The slaves are treated cruelly, with frequent beatings, hard labor, little food, and the constant threat of being torn from loved ones and sold. Most of the slaves ...more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 02:04:15 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 02:20:35 -0700 2009 so much wanted to like this, but I just couldn't persevere. Too many whippings and not enough psychological warfare. The whippings ceased to be interesting after about the twentieth time (well, really after about the 2nd time), and this is why: they don't advance plot, character or intrigue. I k...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Mar 27 11:13:14 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 27 11:13:22 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Sun Mar 22 13:50:38 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 13:58:34 -0700 2009 1 http://www.reviewers-choice.com/the_fire......more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Nov 29 20:18:02 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 29 20:18:02 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 16 06:15:52 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 06:15:52 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon May 25 08:30:11 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 08:30:27 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue May 12 21:24:10 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 21:24:10 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Apr 05 18:58:58 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 18:58:58 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jan 23 22:19:50 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 22:19:50 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jan 06 14:55:14 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 14:55:16 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Dec 23 18:18:53 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 18:18:53 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sat Nov 22 08:56:13 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 22 08:56:22 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Fri Nov 21 21:53:07 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 21 21:53:07 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon Oct 13 19:02:06 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 13 19:02:06 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Sep 16 11:31:46 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 16 11:31:54 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Aug 23 18:36:15 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 23 18:36:15 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Jul 12 19:25:11 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 12 19:25:21 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Jul 09 01:18:41 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 09 01:18:41 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=943565