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The Stolen Songbird
Don’t Believe Everything You Read In The Dreadfuls!In a Victorian Age unlike any other, Jack Fletcher and Molly Harper are the heroes of the penny dreadfuls, serving Victoria III and inspiring child and adult alike with their tales of derring-do. But the truth behind the dreadfuls is far different. Jack and Molly are not two people but many. Children of the Blood are Tested each midsummer, and those with the Talent are trained up to serve the fey and earthborn crowns of the Britannic Alliance.Harry – the latest in a long line of Inquisitors. She won’t let her oddly mismatched Talents stop her from following in Jack Fletcher’s footsteps to defend the crowns from those who would destroy them.Shay – a healer and a scholar. Her one desire is to fulfill the destiny predicted by her mother’s Sight…to parlay her Talent into the means to find the Alliance’s enemies in either realm and bring them to justice.Rachel – the first songbird born to the Alliance in a hundred years. As the only daughter of the Earl of Greystones, she is for want of nothing, and the power of her voice alone can stop a war…or start one.The Trinity find themselves on a path of discovery and adventure, pitting their Talents against shadowy forces whose only purpose is to snatch the untrained songbird and turn her to their own nefarious schemes.
345 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 20, 2014
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August 30, 2014
"The Stolen Songbird" is the debut novel of writing team Dover Whitecliff and Vicki Rorke. While young adult fiction is typically not my cuppa, I think it is fair to call this tale an exception to the rule.
In what I can only describe as Hogwarts meets the Deryni, Whitecliff and Rorke have brought us into the world of young children with psychic Talents that range from healing to being able to control others via singing. The three protagonists, Harry, Shay, and Rachel, are seen first in their homes as they learn how to manage their Talents, and later as they meet for the first time on the way to Santlache Academy to further their training.
Rachel is the titular Songbird and, as one can gather from the title, she is abducted for nefarious purposes. It seems that only Harry and Shay can save her, and so they set out to do just that.
This book kept me up reading later than I planned, and turning pages as I told myself "Just one more chapter." There was an unexpected moment when a tear trickled down my cheek ... and that doesn't happen often when I read.
If you like a good adventure tale, with a little mentalist twist, this book is for you!
In what I can only describe as Hogwarts meets the Deryni, Whitecliff and Rorke have brought us into the world of young children with psychic Talents that range from healing to being able to control others via singing. The three protagonists, Harry, Shay, and Rachel, are seen first in their homes as they learn how to manage their Talents, and later as they meet for the first time on the way to Santlache Academy to further their training.
Rachel is the titular Songbird and, as one can gather from the title, she is abducted for nefarious purposes. It seems that only Harry and Shay can save her, and so they set out to do just that.
This book kept me up reading later than I planned, and turning pages as I told myself "Just one more chapter." There was an unexpected moment when a tear trickled down my cheek ... and that doesn't happen often when I read.
If you like a good adventure tale, with a little mentalist twist, this book is for you!
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