King's Property
Born into hardship, Dar learns to rely on herself alone. When her family betrays her, Dar is conscripted into King Kregant’s army and its brutal campaign to conquer a neighboring country. Now she is bound as a slave to a dreaded regiment of orcs, creatures legendary for their savagery and battle...
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Born into hardship, Dar learns to rely on herself alone. When her family betrays her, Dar is conscripted into King Kregant’s army and its brutal campaign to conquer a neighboring country. Now she is bound as a slave to a dreaded regiment of orcs, creatures legendary for their savagery and battle prowess. Rather than cower, Dar rises to the challenge. She learns the unique culture and language of the orcs, survives treachery from both allies and enemies, and struggles to understand a mystical gift that brings her dark, prophetic visions. As the war escalates–amid nightmarish combat and shattering loss–Dar must seize a single chance at freedom.“Original and vivid. I was captivated.”–Nancy Kress, author of Beggars in SpainLook for Books II and III in the Queen of the Orcs trilogy,
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Format: Textbook
ISBN:
9780345496508
Publish date: 2007-07-31
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Edition language: English
Series: Queen of the Orcs (#1)
This is a fantasy book that I downloaded for free almost seven years ago, and I’m sorry I didn’t get around to trying it sooner. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anybody talk about it, and it doesn’t seem to be very highly rated, but I actually really liked it. It’s not a book I’d recommend without re...
I read this in one day.I loved this book. It was sad, but I loved it.
This book started off great and although very depressing and dark, I ended up enjoying it a lot. Dar is given to the army as a slave where the women are pretty much working whores. They given the scraps left of the food and if the men they are having sex with appreciate them, they may get a looted...
The Queen of Orcs series has been floating around the fantasy scene for a while. I had plans to read the series for quite a while, then I read Howell's Servant Worth Ten Coppers. The book was wonderful, so I went out and bought all of her books that I could.After reading King's Property I can final...
Got this as a Kindle freebie and finally decided to check it out. I've had a few bad experiences with the freebies, but this was not one of them. The story is about a woman -- Dar -- taken into the army as a serving wench. The brutality can be disturbing at times, although there is a constant thr...