The fictional world that Marie Lu has created is brilliant, thus making this book ideal for a movie apart from the glass breaking, this novel has lots of roof jumping, tranquilizers, and guns. It is evidently clear that most of the dystopian book often look the same, especially in the beginning, since they either include mind controllers or viruses, governments with individuals who may appear to be good people but are bad deep down. This is mainly because the author introduces the reader to a world together with its problems and the manner in which they rule things. Legend: Like a majority of the dystopian books out there, the beginning of this novel is exceedingly interesting. However, very little information concerning the movies has been released since the movie is still in the developmental stage. The Legend book is series has been selected by CBS for a screenplay. Marie Lu has not been nominated for any major literary award.
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“ We could be gods,” says Séverin, the words spilling out reverence, pain, and power. Tristan’s death has left everyone with wounds, and Séverin chooses to tend to his by searching restlessly for the Divine Lyrics: the artifact that would make the world bend to meet his wish, that contains the secret for bridging the uncrossable gulf between mortal and divinity. Séverin feels the loss of his brother like a limb torn away. Unfortunately, the burst of excitement that flamed in my heart when I picked up this book was quickly swallowed up by disappointment. I pleasurably devoured it, and was really looking forward to reading the sequel and folding myself once again between the characters and their tragedy, lose myself in the beauty of their voices-and have many of my questions answered. When it came out a year ago, The Gilded Wolves was a fresh, welcome addition to the YA Fantasy yarn. 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Quinn's meticulous research and impeccable characterization shine through this gripping and beautifully executed novel."īeatriz Williams, New York Times bestselling author of HER LAST FLIGHT THE ROSE CODE effortlessly evokes the frantic, nervy, exuberant world of the Enigma codebreakers through the eyes of three extraordinary women who work in tireless secrecy to defeat the Nazis. "The hidden history of Bletchley Park has been waiting for a master storyteller like Kate Quinn to bring it to life. All the pain and pleasure bring them closer to their ultimate destination, for the orphaned Ayla and the wandering Jondalar must reach that place on earth they can call home.Īs sweeping and spectacular as the land she creates, Jean M. Together they learn that the vast and unknown world can be difficult and treacherous, but breathtakingly beautiful and enlightening as well. In the course of their cross-continental odyssey, Ayla and Jondalar encounter both savage enemies and brave friends. The tall, yellow-haired man who rides by her side is also held in awe, not only for the magnificent stallion he commands, but also for his skill as a crafter of stone tools, and for the new weapon he devises, the spear-thrower. The mystery surrounding the woman, who speaks with a strange accent and talks to animals with their own sounds, is heightened by her uncanny control of a large, powerful wolf. To the hunter-gatherers of their world-who have never seen tame animals-Ayla and Jondalar appear enigmatic and frightening. Now, in The Plains of Passage, Ayla’s story continues.Īyla and Jondalar set out on horseback across the windswept grasslands of Ice Age Europe. Ayla, the heroine first introduced in The Clan of the Cave Bear, is known and loved by millions of readers. Her mother has a new family that Aysel doesn’t really fit into, and she doesn’t seem to have friends at school, or enjoy her job. 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