The Wretched of Muirwood
by:
Jeff Wheeler (author)
In the ancient and mystical land of Muirwood, Lia has known only a life of servitude. Labeled a “wretched,” an outcast unwanted and unworthy of respect, Lia is forbidden to realize her dream to read or write. All but doomed, her days are spent toiling away as a kitchen slave under the charge of...
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In the ancient and mystical land of Muirwood, Lia has known only a life of servitude. Labeled a “wretched,” an outcast unwanted and unworthy of respect, Lia is forbidden to realize her dream to read or write. All but doomed, her days are spent toiling away as a kitchen slave under the charge of the Aldermaston, the Abbey’s watchful overseer. But when an injured squire named Colvin is abandoned at the kitchen’s doorstep, an opportunity arises. The nefarious Sheriff Almaguer soon starts a manhunt for Colvin, and Lia conspires to hide Colvin and change her fate. In the midst of a land torn by a treacherous war between a ruthless king and a rebel army, Lia finds herself on an ominous journey that will push her to wonder if her own hidden magic is enough to set things right. At once captivating, mysterious, and magic-infused, The Wretched of Muirwood takes the classic fantasy adventure and paints it with a story instantly epic, and yet, all its own.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781612187006 (1612187005)
ASIN: 1612187005
Publish date: January 15th 2013
Publisher: 47north
Pages no: 300
Edition language: English
Series: Legends of Muirwood (#1)
I'm An Island...Why do I feel like the boy who called out the emperor for not wearing any clothes? Based on the gushing reviews for this book--for the whole trilogy, really--I bought this book and it's two sequels. I picked it up ready for an instant favorite, oh to find instead an instant disappoin...
There are lots of good things to say about this book: the world is imagined in great detail and well described, it is well plotted, the main character is likeable, brave and compassionate, and the magic system is novel and well thought through. There are storms and babies abandoned on the Abbey step...
Well written Young Adult Sword and Sourcery novel that I couldn't stay in sympathy with.There are lots of good things to say about this book: the world is imagined in great detail and well described, it is well plotted, the main character is likeable, brave and compassionate, and the magic system is...
Well written Young Adult Sword and Sourcery novel that I couldn't stay in sympathy with.There are lots of good things to say about this book: the world is imagined in great detail and well described, it is well plotted, the main character is likeable, brave and compassionate, and the magic system is...
A fun light read with potential. Young adult fantasy. I think the rest of the series should be interesting.