Scrapplings (Chronicles of Anamat) (Volume 1)
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (565 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1941334075 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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"A sacred pilgrimage to crime?" according to Deshanya. I received an electronic copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.I don't know how much of the story I can explain without this review becoming completely incomprehensible. The world that the story is set in has a city where all the stray children go. There they beg and steal until they have enough money to become apprentices or, if female, are old enough to . Audrey Urban said A must read for young adult fantasy lovers. This was a wonderful book. A little slow to start, but in my experience, I find the best ones are. This certainly holds its own against other young adult fantasies!Darna is the bastard child of a prince with the gift of dragon sight. Working in the palace kitchens, she could only dream of saving up the beads to get away, and when she learns of her heritage she runs awa. "A Promising Entry to A Fantasy Quintet" according to Kelley E Allen. Scrapplings features plenty of tropes that will feel familiar to fans of fantasy, but their usage feels comfortable, homey even, rather than tired. Part of the reason for this is that Smith doesn’t rely on them for either her characterization or for worldbuilding. The pacing starts out on the slow side and takes most of the book to build but it helps to keep in m
She's blind to the corruption in the temples. She sets out for the city of Anamat. When she's offered a sack of gold beads for a small bit of thieving, she takes her chances and ends up angering the dragon herself.. He sees dragons as much as the girls do, but unlike them he blends easily in to a crowd. Thorat is Iola's champion. Along the way, she meets Myril, an older girl with frequent premonitions and an eerie sense of hearing. Darna scavenges for scraps, but apprenticeships cost more than she’s likely to earn. After all, no one else does, except in Anamat, or so the minstrels say. Then there's Iola, who is so dragon-struck that she actually wants to be a priestess. Apart from these four, the city seems to be nearly as dragon-blind as the provinces. Darna shouldn't have been born – priestesses aren't supposed to have babies – and she most certainly shouldn't see dragons