Graceling
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature 2009.
Sometimes nothing but a Grace can save you
In a world where people born with an exceptional skill, known as a Grace, are feared and exploited, Katsa carries the burden of a skill even she despises: the Grace of killing.
She lives under the command of her Uncle Randa, King of the Middluns, and is expected to carry out his dirty work, punnishing and torturing anyone who displeases him. Breaking arms and cutting off fingers are her stock-in-trade. Finding life under his rule increasingly unbearable Katsa forms an underground Council, whose purpose is to combat the destructive behavior of the seven kings – after all, the Middluns is only one of the seven kingdoms, and each of them is ruled its own king with his own personal agenda for power.
When the Council hears that the King of Liend's father has been kidnapped Katsa investigates... and stumbles across a mystery. Who would want to kidnap him, and why? And who was the extraordinary Graced fighter who challenged her fighting skills, for the first time, as she and the Council rushed the old man to saftey?
Something dark and deadly is rising in the north and creeping across the continent, and behind it all lurks the shadowy figure of a one eyed king...
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Kristin Cashore
Kristin Cashore is a writer whose work has captivated readers with its intricate world-building, fierce heroines, and explorations of power, choice, and sacrifice. Best known for her Graceling Realm series, Cashore’s stories transport readers into worlds where the stakes are as high as the emotions that drive her characters.
Born in 1976, Kristin spent her childhood surrounded by books in northeast Pennsylvania. Early on, she discovered her passion for storytelling, a love that would later guide her through an eclectic career. From working as a dog runner and candy factory packer to finding herself as an editorial assistant, Cashore’s journey into writing was anything but ordinary. She eventually earned a master’s degree in Children’s Literature from Simmons College, and soon began weaving the tales that would earn her a place among today’s most beloved fantasy authors.
Graceling Realm
In the Graceling Realm, a world where power comes with a price, people are born with unique abilities known as Graces—gifts that can be both extraordinary and dangerous. The series invites readers into a realm where the boundaries between freedom and control, love and loyalty, strength and vulnerability are constantly shifting.
Graceling Realm consists of five books and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
