What's the Name of That Book??? discussion
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SOLVED. YA Sci Fi Fantasy. He's 37 and ruler of his lands, she's 17 was abandoned by her family, she lives with a street gang for safety her name is Twilla/Twyla/Tulia?, their planet is at war with other and being decimated. Read before 2008. [s]
Bumping and saying thank you in advance. Please forgive the dyslexia typos
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There's a fantasy novel called Mirror of Destiny by Andre Norton with a character named Twilla.
I have mirror of destiny. The male main protagonist is older but he's blind. His brother is full of anger. That twilla is forced over mountain because she has no blood kin and even her mistress can't save her. They are forced into the forest and work with the tree magical folk to stop the raping of the land and the enchantments on the human population. Good book. Andre Norton is an awesome fantasy mistress. Not the book I'm looking for tho. Thanks anyway...
Lobstergirl. It's been since early 2000s. Before 08. It's a full length novel. And it's akin to Tracey Hickman and Margaret Wiess feel in the storyline.
Hoping to try and bring this up from the dredges again to hopefully see if there is a chance that some one will know the title or author of this book,
Sorry for no suggestion but interested to know this book also.
When this book is found please send me a message would love to read
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Twilla, you can check "notify me when people reply" at the bottom of this thread which should keep you updated.
I'm thinking there might be a chance the name of the girl is Tulia tho I really am not sure... I plan to look it up again with that in the mix and see what I get... I'm just hoping to find this one soon.
So is there no gravity on this planet? How do people access a planet via a ladder? It sounds like a very odd universe?Do you remember anything about the cover?
Sounds slightly like the world of Sun of Suns.
Theres gravity the floating is a subconscious act of the people it developed with them as they evolved...
SparksofEmber ...im sorry for such a brief posting on 6/19. i had to go for what was one of several pre-ops...very serious life saving surgeries happened and im finally able to get back here.
No problem, Lisa. I take it it definitely wasn't Sun of Suns? Did the book have more of a fantasy vibe or a science fiction one? Was it definitely other planets or could it be dimensions and the like? Are the stones magic?
Also, is it more of an adventure or a romance?
Do you remember anything else about the plot - we've got beings that can only be defeated in hand to hand combat taught by two kids and a forced march with the ruler and his subjects and his destined mate, a street gang leader...
No ma'am its not sun of suns. Sounds good tho. Ill have to check that out later.
Does this girl live with her gang in a hidden part of the city because they are extra children (or something) ? Do most citizens wear some sort of wristband? Is there a 'bad' religious guy too? That YA book (whatever it is) is what I think of when I read your description. But I think I am conflating your book with something else and it's driving me crazy since the whole hand-to-hand combat thing is very clear to me (in some book or another). I think I remember that in one of the Psion books by Joan Vinge: Psion Catspaw World's End But probably not. I will be glad when this is solved!
Opossum the book isnt rhe right one but the forst part of your comment IS exact parts of that.book i want to find.
I will take a look and see if I can hunt it down. I'm pretty sure I read it on kindle. It's not a romance really it's more of a fix the world. It is a different planet. It may be a trilogy. I read it after 2007. I doubt it was new then. Maybe I'll get lucky, find the title and it'll be the one you are after too.
Opossum ill make my kids name rhe next baby after you for doing this. Ive been looking for it since my now exhusband threw it away 12 years ago in a snit.
As much as I would like to see a grandbaby named 'Possum, I am not having much luck. The only thing I do know is that I read it and I think it was kindle. It might have been a paperback so I'm checking there too. I will keep plugging away because now it's bothering me too. Maybe with the bumps someone will see this query and actually know the name of the darn book.
Melissa wrote: "Who is the author?"They'd like to know that, too :)
Do either of you have any recollection of what the cover may have looked like?Was it part of a series or stand-alone?
I originally conflated the above book with another series. I do believe there is at least one more book but -check with Lisa- Although we are fairly positive we are talking about the same book one can never really tell until it's located.
I'm pretty sure it was a stand alone. Opp has been great about this. Thank you. The cover? I want to say it was a scene in a desert with some people and a critter a couple of people were fighting.
Oh and im just now seeing my typos. So i apologize for those cause dyslexia sucks and i never ever find them all.
Can’t believe I’ve been following this thread for 2 years...
coffee wrote: "Can’t believe I’ve been following this thread for 2 years..."Yeah, amazing how they can go on. I think my oldest one is over 5 years and our oldest solve is over 8.
I feel so loved... 💝 seriously im as patient as yall habe been...i hope...have a great thanksgiving...ot a good thursday.
Poking in again. Still hoping.
So I finally broke down and wrote into the LOC Library of Congress.... I should be hopefully getting an answer in 4-5 days. The instant I get an answer I'll post it here and then we will see which way this will role.
Oh good! I went through most of my ebooks and paperbacks and didn't see it. I have not given up the search just checking periodically. I have a lot of ebooks. I'm about to paint my study so I will be removing my books and boxing them up. I can see (slight chance to none) if I have the paper version. Now i think I read a paper version.
I have searched and searched every combination of words I can think of. I feel like I'm just one phrase away from hitting on the right search. Arg!!
Opossum and Sparks of Ember.... we will get this figured out and then I am sure we will all sit down and give up the mantle of 3 plus years like a WTF moment when we get the title. Good luck painting...and yeah I feel the same way just a hair off...
Library of Congress ...😱😵📚🔇💩🙈🙉🙊❌📵
Library of Congress said 😱📵📚 they have no idea.
I found a book with a Character named Twilla so I figured I’d suggest it. It’s called Mirror Of Destiny by Andre Norton.
Megan wrote: "I found a book with a Character named Twilla so I figured I’d suggest it. It’s called Mirror Of Destiny by Andre Norton."Unfortunately that was suggested and turned out not to be the book, back at message 5 or 6 (super early on).
I've been following this thread for a while and still google occasionally - no luck yet though. Fingers crossed!
Oops! Sorry. I missed that. I wish you luck in the search and I’ll keep my eyes peeled.
It's doesn't look like exact match, but I came across The Company of Glass and some things reminded me of this search: Quintar/Tarquin returning from exile, "A high civilization, long vanished but for the enigmatic Knowledge left sleeping in its very stones", I can't find there being Twilla/Twyla though.
Ayshe wrote: "It's doesn't look like exact match, but I came across The Company of Glass and some things reminded me of this search: Quintar/Tarquin returning from exile, "A high civilization, lon..."Something to look into sounds interesting. I've never heard of it but it's not quite as you stated. I'm going to look now tho even if it's too say thank you but it's not it....
I did go to the library of Congress and it stumped them too.
Megan wrote: "Oops! Sorry. I missed that. I wish you luck in the search and I’ll keep my eyes peeled."Thank you for posting tho. That matters.
0possum wrote: "Does this girl live with her gang in a hidden part of the city because they are extra children (or something) ? Do most citizens wear some sort of wristband? Is there a 'bad' religious guy too?.."That sounds like Pegasus in Flight - the girl is called Tirla. -- however the main description does not match up with this book.
What's the Name of That Book???
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The female protagonist was 17 she was abandoned by her family and lived with a "street gang" that banded together for safety. Youngest member of this gang was 2 whos mother threw him out from her home on the slums.
Basic concept. Years prior to the story line a man was exiled from the planet. He had to go north to a temple and climb down a ladder to another planet. He vows revenge.
Ten(ish) years later exile is back and leaves the door in the temple open and a race of beings enters the planet the same way and commits war on the population. The only way to kill these beings is hand to hand combat. There are only two people that know hand to hand. The granddaughter and grandson of a minor noble of the land who was considered "eccentric" because the population learned how to use special stones to stay awake to fly and other things.
Specifics of the two main characters. The ruler of the land (high prince/king) went to a person to years before to read his future and find out where and who his future wife is. Theres not a whole lot about her as she wasnt born at that time. He was given some way to recognize her tho. Fast Forward... The girl doesnt know her real family. Shes part of a street gang. The whole gang shes with dont really cause trouble. They just try to stay out of the way of others. Shes got this special stone that she can use to keep herself awake or trade it for a loaf of bread and tie herself and the others into trashcans to sleep so they dont all float away. She trades the stone for bread. Skip forward some.... That stone is made into an emblem and used as a donation or tax from the baker. It winds up in the presence of the ruler who is taken aback because he recognizes the girls essence/life force in that stone. He usually doesnt take these types of things, he usually donates them to help the poverty stricken in his kingdom. He confuses everyone when he decides to keep that one piece tho. He wants to go look for her but war broke out and his people are dying. ... Oh the girls name is Twyla or Twilla ... After the two kids that know hand to hand help train the fighting forces the street gang kids are rescued by the people that are traveling with the ruler. There are fighting forces and families in this forced march.
Thats all i remember... Wished i could five more info. TYIA for any help.