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"A beautifully written story that emphasizes intelligence and diplomacy. Recommend to fans of Patricia Wrede and Tamora Pierce, as well as lovers of traditional fantasy." --School Library Journal, starred review
Keri has been struggling to run her family bakery since her mother passed away. Now the father she barely knew--the Lord of Nimmira--has died, and ancient magic has decreed that she will take his place as the new Lady.
The powerful position has never been so dangerous: the magical mists that hide Nimmira from its vicious, land-hungry neighbors have failed. Now Keri's people are visible to strangers for the first time in generations. Meanwhile, half brothers with their own eyes on the crown make life within the House just as perilous as the world outside.
Keri has sources of guidance: her mysterious Timekeeper, a wise and intimidating man; her clever Bookkeeper and best friend since childhood, Tassel; and her steadfast Doorkeeper, Tassel's stoic but noble cousin. Thrust into the spotlight after a lifetime of avoiding it, Keri must find the will to lead--or lose everything.
"Neumeier delivers intriguing political problems, complicated and charming personal relationships, and magic running the gamut from the domestic hominess of Nimmira to the terrifyingly gorgeous enchantments of Eschalion." -- Publishers Weekly
Author Notes
Rachel Neumeier is the author of several fantasy novels for both adults and young adults, including The White Road of the Moon , The City in the Lake , and The Floating Islands .
Reviews (3)
School Library Journal Review
Gr 7 Up-Everyone knows that Keri's father is the Lord of Nimmira, even though she's had nothing to do with him since she was born. Since her mother's death, Keri has been running their bakery on her own, just managing to keep it afloat. So she has reason to be surprised when the country's Timekeeper walks through the door and informs her that Lord Dorric Ailenn has died and Nimmira has chosen her as the new Lady. When she tries to protest, the Timekeeper reiterates that Keri is the chosen one and whisks her off to the Lord's-now Lady's-House in the center of the town. Keri's three older half-brothers, who were raised in Lord Dorric's House, are not happy at being overlooked and treat her as a silly girl, attempting to undermine her at every chance. When visitors from outside the country arrive, she discovers that her father was not an honest man. Keri realizes that she's the only one with the common sense to rule Nimmira, but she has to determine whom she can trust to support her. VERDICT This is a beautifully written story that emphasizes intelligence and diplomacy. Recommend to fans of Patricia Wrede and Tamora Pierce, as well as lovers of traditional fantasy.-Marlyn Beebe, Long Beach Public Library, CA © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
Neumeier (The Floating Islands) begins her delightful YA fantasy with Keri, who grew up as a working-class baker. However, as the illegitimate daughter of the Lord of the country of Nimmira, there was always a chance that Keri might be the heir. When a surprised Keri becomes Lady of Nimmira, she finds that the magic that protects Nimmira from the outside world-a mist that both not only keeps outsiders from entering the land, but also from remembering its existence-has faded almost entirely away. Keri is soon contending with an embassy from the South, a troop of soldiers and a prince from fierce Tor Carron, and a mage from the northern land of Eschalion, the country of the ancient Wyvern King who has spent centuries trying to conquer the world. After a slow start, Neumeier delivers intriguing political problems, complicated and charming personal relationships, and magic running the gamut from the domestic hominess of Nimmira to the terrifyingly gorgeous enchantments of Eschalion. The book's rewards make up for its initial hesitations. Ages 12-up. Agent: Caitlin Blasdell, Liza Dawson Associates. (Mar.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Booklist Review
Keri was raised fatherless, and her mother known as a baker and pitied as a single woman. But when Lord Dorric of the realm of Nimmira dies and names Keri his heir, she is thrust into political adventure and intrigue beyond her wildest daydreams. The entire city may have always known that Lord Dorric was her father, but she never expected to be called to run the city after his passing. Luckily, she has friends: Tassel, who acts as her Bookkeeper, and Cort, who is her Doorkeeper, will advise her in this new undertaking. The first trials she faces are setting up a new council of advisers people more trustworthy than the toadies left behind by her late father and learning how to handle new half brothers, all of whom have more claim to the throne than she. Neumeier is old hat at meaty fantasy stories and once again builds an intriguing world. Keri, out of her depth and struggling to lead, is a likable heroine sure to convert readers to her side.--Comfort, Stacey Copyright 2016 Booklist