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Summary: Wonderful fantasy novel for teens.
Review: Sixteen-year-old Calwyn has lived almost her entire life behind the ice walls of Antaris, never seeing the rest of the world of Tremaris. Her mother had left Antaris as a young woman and brought baby Calwyn back shortly before her death, but she knows little of her father, only that he was an outsider. She is one of the ice priestesses of Antaris, working to keep their home safe from intruders. But one day, while inspecting the wall, she finds a stranger from the outside, a man named Darrow. By rescuing Darrow, she sets off a chain of events that will take her far from Antaris and lead to a showdown with an evil sorcerer who wants to take over all of Tremaris.
I really loved this book, and found it to be a unique fantasy compared to others I read. The story kept my interest all the way through, I really liked the characters, and I loved the world Kate Constable has created in this book. I loved the second book in this trilogy as well, and I cannot wait to read the conclusion. I highly recommend this book to teens who love fantasy.
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Summary: Pleasant but Short
Review: The Singer of all Songs is a pleasant story about a young ice priestess, Calwyn, who has been sheltered for almost all of her life within the cloisters of her religion. All countries within her world have a singing power which their natives may learn, and enable them to control a certain element or power, such as ice, fire, beasts. Calwyn is learning to sing for ice, meanwhile getting herself into trouble, and tending to the bees.When a young man, Darrow, is found on her side of the wall, she takes care of him. Poorly injured, he fears someone who he claims will come after him. Sure enough, this person does, and Calwyn and Darrow flee. They travel to different countries in an attempt to keep from their pursuer, Samis. In going to the different countries they begin to learn their different songs and make new friends. This story was good and pleasant, but I don't think it was worth paying $17 for the hardback edition. It is much better to buy as a paperback, for it will probably become a fairly good series. However, I thought it was too short and a bit simple. But it was full of fantasy and had a likeable heroine, as well as a likeable hero, and the premise is fairly original.
Rating:
Summary: Pleasant but Short
Review: The Singer of all Songs is a pleasant story about a young ice priestess, Calwyn, who has been sheltered for almost all of her life within the cloisters of her religion. All countries within her world have a singing power which their natives may learn, and enable them to control a certain element or power, such as ice, fire, beasts. Calwyn is learning to sing for ice, meanwhile getting herself into trouble, and tending to the bees. When a young man, Darrow, is found on her side of the wall, she takes care of him. Poorly injured, he fears someone who he claims will come after him. Sure enough, this person does, and Calwyn and Darrow flee. They travel to different countries in an attempt to keep from their pursuer, Samis. In going to the different countries they begin to learn their different songs and make new friends. This story was good and pleasant, but I don't think it was worth paying $17 for the hardback edition. It is much better to buy as a paperback, for it will probably become a fairly good series. However, I thought it was too short and a bit simple. But it was full of fantasy and had a likeable heroine, as well as a likeable hero, and the premise is fairly original.
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