'Jump on the wagon now, because I think Bates is an author well worth watching' Robin Hobb
~*~*~Wildegarde came bearing a flame in her heart...~*~*~
It's been fourteen years since Elanna was taken hostage. Fourteen years spent being raised by the King who defeated her traitorous father. A man she's come to love like family.
But when the King is killed and Elanna framed for his murder, she must flee for her life.
Her only hope is to reach her homeland, but her father wants to reignite his rebellion and use Elanna as a figurehead. He will tell his followers she is the goddess Wildegarde reborn, a warrior of legend who could make the very earth tremble.
But what no one knows is that magic really does flow through Elanna's veins. And now she must decide whether she'll use her powers to create peace... or to enact revenge.
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 9781473638754
Number of pages: 400
Weight: 276 g
Dimensions: 196 x 130 x 30 mm
Jump on the wagon now, because I think Bates is an author well worth watching - Robin Hobb
A simmering tale of magic that builds to a raging inferno, and hits like a cross between Brandon Sanderson and Pierce Brown. - Scott Sigler
Callie Bates has written an exciting and involving first book, and she is clearly a writer of real talent . - Terry Brooks
A heartbreaking, enchanting, edge-of-the-seat read that held me captive from start to finish! - Tamora Pierce
The Waking Land is all about rising to challenges, and it succeeds wonderfully. - Charlaine Harris
The kind of enthusiastic fantasy debut that is always fun to wade into... For readers who delight in folklore-based fantasy, it's a joy to power through - SciFiNow
I really, really wanted to love this and it started so well with such great potential but unfortunately it just didn't continue in the same way. The author's strengths are obviously in her writings about the... More
The idea behind the story is really interesting and I felt there was a lot that could make this develop into a decent series. The most lyrical sections were those that described our heroine's magical connection... More
As a fantasy lover, there are two things I look for in a good book, and I was pleasantly surprised to see both early on in The Waking Land. The first is that it has good world building. The second is that there's... More
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