The Harp of Kings, Juliet Marillier
The Harp of Kings, Juliet Marillier
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The Harp of Kings

Author: Juliet Marillier

Narrator: Frazer Douglas, Moira Quirk, Alex Wyndham

Unabridged: 15 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 09/24/2019

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction

Synopsis

A young woman is both a bard-and a warrior-in this thrilling historical fantasy from the author of the Sevenwaters novels. Eighteen-year-old Liobhan is a powerful singer and an expert whistle player. Her brother has a voice to melt the hardest heart, and is a rare talent on the harp. But Liobhan's burning ambition is to join the elite warrior band on Swan Island. She and her brother train there to compete for places, and find themselves joining a mission while still candidates. Their unusual blend of skills makes them ideal for this particular job, which requires going undercover as traveling minstrels. For Swan Island trains both warriors and spies. Their mission: to find and retrieve a precious harp, an ancient symbol of kingship, which has gone missing. If the instrument is not played at the upcoming coronation, the candidate will not be accepted and the kingdom will be thrown into disarray. Faced with plotting courtiers and tight-lipped druids, an insightful storyteller, and a boorish Crown Prince, Liobhan soon realizes an Otherworld power may be meddling in the affairs of the kingdom. When ambition clashes with conscience, Liobhan must make a bold decision-and the consequences may break her heart.

About Juliet Marillier

Juliet Marillier graduated from the University of Otago with degrees in languages and music. Juliet now writes full-time. She is the author of the Blackthorn & Grim novels and the Sevenwaters series. Her historical fantasy novels and short stories are published internationally and have won a number of awards.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Robin on July 23, 2020

Sale Alert: Kindle daily deal 23Jul20 1.99 4.5 Sing Me a Song My Bard Stars Juliet Marillier builds fantastic fairytales with subtle magic, complicated characters and wondrous worlds. Harp of Kings is no exception to that. Set years after the Blackthorn and Grim stories, this tale follows some of the......more

Goodreads review by Celeste on September 19, 2019

Actual rating: 4.5 stars I received a copy of this book from the publisher (Ace) in exchange for an honest review. “A person can never hear too many tales. Tales are like honey cakes. Once you have tasted one, you want another, and another, and always more.” This was my first encounter with Juliet Mari......more

Goodreads review by Lost In My Own World Of Books on August 25, 2020

Foi a minha estreia com a autora e com fantasia histórica. Neste livro entramos num mundo de magia. Uma magia antiga escondida num local maravilhoso. No entanto, esta magia não é visível aos olhos de todos. Só alguns a podem ver e testemunhar. Um reino que esconde segredos, um príncipe que não é o q......more

Goodreads review by Melissa on September 04, 2019

There is something about Juliet Marillier’s writing. She grips you from the start with a mixture of magical Celtic atmosphere, gripping storyline, slow-burning romance and humour. As soon as I heard that she was releasing another series, I WAS IN! I have enjoyed every single book of Marillier’s that......more

Goodreads review by Krystal on October 07, 2019

This was a little slower than I'd have liked but I did eventually get through it. It's a pretty light on fantasy about music, nature and Fair Folk with a mild dose of court behaviour. Slightly too bland for my tastes, if I'm honest. The plot: On Swan Island, brother Brocc and sister Liobhan are train......more

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