Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
A penetrating tale of magic, faith and pride... The Unwilling is the story of Judah, a foundling born with a special gift and raised inside Highfall castle along with Gavin, the son and heir to Lord Elban's vast empire. Judah and Gavin share an unnatural bond that is both the key to Judah's survival--and possibly her undoing.
As Gavin is groomed for his future role, Judah comes to realize that she has no real position within the kingdom and, in fact, no hope at all of ever traveling beyond its castle walls. Elban--a lord as mighty as he is cruel--has his own plans for her, and for all of them. She is a mere pawn to him, and he will stop at nothing to get what he wants.
But outside the walls, in the starving, desperate city, a magus, a healer with his own secret power unlike anything Highfall has seen in years, is newly arrived from the provinces. He, too, has plans for the empire, and at the heart of those plans lies Judah. The girl who started life with no name and no history will soon uncover more to her story than she ever imagined.
An epic tale of greed and ambition, cruelty and love, this deeply immersive novel is about bowing to traditions and burning them down.
Synopsis
A penetrating tale of magic, faith and pride Kelly Braffet's big, sprawling fantasy is the story of a young woman with a secret gift, who grows up marginalized surrounded by the trappings of power. Then she discovers she does not have to be given power; she can take it.
Judah, an orphan born at the gates of Highfall castle, is raised alongside Gavin, the son of Lord Elban. The two share an extrasensory bond--one that is the key to Judah's survival and possibly her undoing.
Gavin is being groomed to be heir to the kingdom, but Judah has no position. Elban--as mighty as he is cruel--has his own plans for her, for all of them. She is a pawn to be used to amass greater control, and he will stop at nothing to get what he wants.
But beyond the walls, in the desperate city, a magus, a healer with his own secret force unlike any seen in years, has arrived from the provinces. He, too, has plans for the empire, and at the heart of those plans lies Judah... The girl who started life with no name and no history will soon uncover more to her story than she ever imagined.
An epic tale of greed and ambition, cruelty and love, this deeply immersive novel is about bowing to traditions and burning them down.
Synopsis
"Suspenseful, magical, wonderfully written... An essential addition to all epic-fantasy collections." --Booklist, starred review
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A penetrating tale of magic, faith and pride
Kelly Braffet's big, sprawling fantasy is the story of Judah, a young woman with a secret gift, who grows up marginalized surrounded by the trappings of power. Then she discovers she does not have to be given power; she can take it.
Judah, an orphan born at the gates of Highfall castle, is raised alongside Gavin, the son of Lord Elban. The two share an extrasensory bond--one that is the key to Judah's survival and possibly her undoing.
Gavin is being groomed to be heir to the kingdom, but Judah has no position. Elban--as mighty as he is cruel--has his own plans for her, for all of them. She is a pawn to be used to amass greater control, and he will stop at nothing to get what he wants.
But beyond the walls, in the desperate city, a magus, a healer with his own secret force unlike any seen in years, has arrived from the provinces. He, too, has plans for the empire, and at the heart of those plans lies Judah... The girl who started life with no name and no history will soon uncover more to her story than she ever imagined.
An epic tale of greed and ambition, cruelty and love, this deeply immersive novel is about bowing to traditions and burning them down.
Synopsis
"Suspenseful, magical, wonderfully written... An essential addition to all epic-fantasy collections." --Booklist, starred review
An epic tale of greed and ambition, cruelty and love, this deeply immersive novel is about bowing to traditions and burning them down.
Judah is an orphaned girl with a secret gift, born at the gates of Highfall castle. Raised alongside Gavin, heir to Lord Elban's empire, the two share an extrasensory bond--one that is key to Judah's survival and her possible undoing.
Elban--as mighty as he is cruel--plans to use Judah as a pawn to amass greater control. He will stop at nothing to get what he wants.
But beyond the castle walls, a magus, a healer with his own powerful force, has arrived from the provinces. He, too, has designs on the realm, and at the heart of his plans lies Judah... The girl who started life with no name and no history will soon discover her own strength. Intriguingly, she does not have to be given power: she can just take it.
Synopsis
"Fantasy at its most sublime "--Erin Morgenstern, New York Times bestselling author of THE NIGHT CIRCUS
"Suspenseful, magical, wonderfully written... An essential addition to all epic-fantasy collections." --Booklist, STARRED review
A penetrating tale of magic, faith and pride...
Judah is an orphaned girl with a secret gift, born at the gates of Highfall castle. Raised alongside Gavin, heir to Lord Elban's empire, the two share an extrasensory bond--one that is key to Judah's survival and her possible undoing.
Elban--as mighty as he is cruel--plans to use Judah as a pawn to amass greater control. He will stop at nothing to get what he wants.
But beyond the castle walls, a magus, a healer with his own powerful force, has arrived from the provinces. He, too, has designs on the realm, and at the heart of his plans lies Judah... The girl who started life with no name and no history will soon discover her own strength. Intriguingly, she does not have to be given power: she can just take it.