I wasn’t really gripped by it because of how annoying Meliara was. The first book was filled with action, action, and lots more action. Meliara is the original and stakes her claim on the throne until this day. Forget about Katsa, Katniss, and all those other strong hard-headed heroines you love. How horrid, no? I don’t know what I’ve been missing out. I’m ashamed to say I’ve only read this classic of young adult fantasy now. The Firebird edition of Crown Duel combines the hardcover editions of Crown Duel and Court Duel-and features a never-before-published story by Sherwood Smith! In war, at least, she knew whom she could trust. If she is to survive, Meliara must learn a whole new way of fighting-with wit and words and secret alliances. There, she soon discovers, friends and enemies look alike, and intrigue fills the dance halls and the drawing rooms. Although she wants to turn her back on politics and the crown, Meliara is summoned to the royal palace. That promise leads them into a war for which they are ill prepared, a war that threatens the homes and lives of the very people they are trying to protect.īut war is simple compared to what follows, when the bloody fighting is done and a fragile peace is at hand.
It begins in a cold and shabby tower room, where young Countess Meliara swears to her dying father that she and her brother will defend their people from the growing greed of the king. Battle on and off the field, with sword and fan, with might and manners.
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