Hierath

by Joanne Hall

Publisher: epress online
Copyright: © 2006 by Joanne Hall Standard Copyright License
Language: English
Country: United States
  • Paperback book $14.98

Printed: 248 pages, 6" x 9", perfect binding, black and white interior ink

Description:

The world stands on the edge of peace, the first peace for a thousand years. A fragile alliance has been formed between the New Kingdom and Telesia, and they have agreed in principle to set aside their centuries-old quarrel over land and culture. The deal has been forged by the efforts of Alex, the peace-loving newcomer to the throne. But things are about to change. Alex meets and falls in love with Lydia, a fisher's daughter from the east, to the displeasure of both his family and his friends. His aunt has already arranged for the alliance with Telesia to become a permanent and marital one, and the sudden arrival of Lydia throws all her carefully laid plans into jeopardy. And then an horrific act of betrayal drives the world once more to the brink of war.

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hey! She has my name! [ No Rating ] 23 May 2008
Hi, I read the preview and it's AWESOME! You just need to have the bottom of page 6 edited if that is at all possible. I'd buy the book, but I don't know how to buy over the internet, haha. Oh, and who did the cover? It's really cool.
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29 Jun 2007
I was apprehensive when I started in, and it takes a couple of chapters to find it's feet but once it gets going it uses the classic techniques of tragedy to great effect, to the extent that you keep turning pages in spite of knowing what's coming.

Only downside is the knowledge that none of it is going to be resolved for another 2 books.
A page turner! [ No Rating ] 3 Jun 2007
I got this book and read it in one sitting! I could not put it down. I don't remember the last time I read a book that excited me so much that I was wide awake in the middle of the night flipping pages and determined to finish.

The characters have so much depth and really transform over time due to their experiences. They are very real and believable and you can tell a great deal of preparation went into this book.

This book was well worth the price and will likely be one of the most engaging books you will have read in many years.
Compelling, well-written book
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8 Apr 2007
Can't wait for the next part!
Great read
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7 Apr 2007
At first, I wasn't sure about Hierath, but once I totally delved into its world and characters, all I could do is read it in one go, desperately wanting to know what happens next.

My heart blead for them, and I really do hope some justice is done to the main characters in the next book!
Fantasic! [ No Rating ] 25 Mar 2007
There aren't many books I read that I just can't stop reading, but this is one of them!

Well-written, great plot and great characters!

Really can't wait to find out what happens!
i loved it [ No Rating ] 17 Dec 2006 (updated 17 Dec 2006)
brilliant read, can't wait for the next one
Amazing book! [ No Rating ] 16 Dec 2006

Such a wonderful story. It just pulls you in and doesn't let you go till the end. Could NOT put this one down! :) Can't wait for the next one!!
Can't wait for the next one
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14 Nov 2006
I found this book by chance courtesy of a friend of a friend. What can I say but wow! I started it one evening thinking it would be a light read, something relaxing. At 2am I still couldn't put it down.

Coursework lost out big time to suspense as I kept turning the pages desperate to find out what happened. Does Alex love her, will Lydia get to be Queen, did Bale really betray them, how far will Valery go to get what he wants?????

Just as things start to become clear danger looms and the author leaves us desperate for more. So the question is, when is the next book out?
Gripping and In Depth Story [ No Rating ] 27 Oct 2006 (updated 27 Oct 2006)
Holding this book in my hands on a sunny afternoon, I find myself whisked away with the story right from the start. A poor woman is found in a river, and I instantly wonder what will become of her as she saved. The pace of the story is excellent, with the dialogue and description adding just as much to the flow as the action.

Wheels are set in motion through out the book, and not all of them are stopped by the end of it. There are a few twists here and there, but if you read carefully there are enough clues to make the outcomes surprising but plausible.

It makes a wonderful and refreshing change to read a fantasy book with truly normal people. The King is very young, his lover a slight woman, and the bad guys are well hidden and cunning. There are a few stereotypes of course, the elderly Kings adviser, the stuck-up female relative, but they are the help and hinder of our main heroes, and give the story it's fantastic qualities.

A great book, and I can't wait to find out what happens next!

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