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Original Title: | Chalice |
ISBN: | 0399246762 (ISBN13: 9780399246760) |
Edition Language: | English URL http://www.robinmckinley.com/books/chalice |
Literary Awards: | Locus Award Nominee for Best Young Adult Novel (2009) |
Robin McKinley
Hardcover | Pages: 265 pages Rating: 3.81 | 13571 Users | 1453 Reviews
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Title | : | Chalice |
Author | : | Robin McKinley |
Book Format | : | Hardcover |
Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 265 pages |
Published | : | September 18th 2008 by G.P. Putnam’s Sons |
Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Fiction. Romance. Magic |
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As the newly appointed Chalice, Mirasol is the most important member of the Master’s Circle. It is her duty to bind the Circle, the land and its people together with their new Master. But the new Master of Willowlands is a Priest of Fire, only drawn back into the human world by the sudden death of his brother. No one knows if it is even possible for him to live amongst his people. Mirasol wants the Master to have his chance, but her only training is as a beekeeper. How can she help settle their demesne during these troubled times and bind it to a Priest of Fire, the touch of whose hand can burn human flesh to the bone?A captivating tale that reveals the healing power of duty and honour, love and honey.
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Ratings: 3.81 From 13571 Users | 1453 ReviewsColumn Based On Books Chalice
I always rather suspected I'd reread this book, and now seemed like a good time, when I'm doing a lot of revisiting of other books. It stuck in my mind for a long time, in a way not many books do. I found myself still wondering how Mirasol would deal with certain situations, how she and the Master would get on.I found the worldbuilding fascinating. The idea of a Chalice, the idea of the earthlines, all the roles of the Circle... I still think it would be fascinating to see the Circle functioningYeah! Robin McKinley is back in fine form after the disappointing Dragonhaven. I loved this story. Sort of a Beauty & the Beast but with a lot more fire and honey.
A beautiful book. The simple, yet lyrical style of the writing reminded me of McKinley's "Door in the Hedge" stories, or her phenomenal "Beauty." I loved every minute of this book, which was romantic and suspenseful, with her trademark humor as well. Charming.
Let me first say that I love Robin McKinley. I think she is an excellent writer. I loved Beauty and many of her other works. I don't know if it was my mood, but I just couldn't get into this book. I kind of felt that the editing was not clean enough- first of all, the whole setting is a new world, and was explained so slowly as to be excruciating. I felt the book kept going from present to past in a way that was distracting. I wish that the world would have made sense quicker and that the book
You know that one author whose books you reach for when you need the equivalent of a reading hug? Or maybe its just one book, but the prose somehow exudes cozy? Yeah. I have a whole shelf of those, and the name on the spine is Robin McKinley. Her books are great for anytime (theyre almost all about girls doing things), but I find my eye catching on that particular shelf most often whenever Im in a rough patch. Im in the midst of one right now first I fractured my face playing hockey, then I got
So, don't get me wrong, I am all about the girl-power-plus-magic genre, and this had added beekeeping, so extra points, but I've discovered that I have a problem with Robin McKinley. She builds these fantastic worlds... populates them with interesting and well rounded characters... there is a dramatic build up... and then the book is over. It feels like once she sets everything in motion, she feels it can all be concluded in, you know, four pages. While this is technically true, it feels like a
Another buddy read with Keikii of Keikii Eats Books, this time gone much better than the last. "It is a strange Mastership and a strange Chalicehood," he replied. "The last Master and Chalice died ill, and without Heir or apprentice. We are making new ways because we must. We have had one burning between us. Let us have the sweetness now." Beekeeper Mirasol has recently been chosen as Chalice, the second most powerful person in Willowlands, whose task is to bind the land and its people together.
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