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Katsa's Grace is killing. As the king's niece, she is forced to use her extreme skills as his brutal enforcer. Until the day she meets Prince Po, who is Graced with combat skills, and Katsa's life begins to change. She never expects to become Po's friend. She never expects to learn a new truth about her own Grace-or about a terrible secret that lies hidden far away . . . a secret that could destroy all seven kingdoms with words alone\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAwards: Winner of the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature, winner of the SIBA Book Award\/YA, Indies Choice Book Award Honor Book, ALA Best Book for Young Adults, 2008 Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, 2008 School Library Journal Best Book of the Year, Amazon.com's Best Books of 2008, 2008 Booklist Editors' Choice, Booklist's 2008 Top Ten First Novels for Youth, 2009 Amelia Bloomer List, BCCB 2009 Blue Ribbon List\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd don't miss the sequel \u003ci\u003eFire\u003c\/i\u003e and companion \u003ci\u003eBitterblue\u003c\/i\u003e, both award-winning, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers, and full of Kristin Cashore's elegant, evocative prose and unforgettable characters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders are in love with \u003ci\u003eGraceling\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The love I have for this series is so never-ending. In summary: this book honestly still has me by the throat in 2020, and is \u003cb\u003eone of my favourite books of all time\u003c\/b\u003e' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I am in love with Katsa! She is \u003cb\u003ean awesome inspiration for women warriors in a book\u003c\/b\u003e. She kicks arse and takes names . . . I am so glad I finally got to read this book, \u003cb\u003eit is sooooo awesome!\u003c\/b\u003e' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I loved loved loved the storytelling. It was \u003cb\u003every immersive\u003c\/b\u003e to me. As well as the world building. This book was \u003cb\u003ean adventure full of peril and friendship\u003c\/b\u003e. I really loved Katsa's journey - both physical and spiritual - through the whole book and the way she grew' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I LOVED this book; \u003cb\u003efast-paced, strong heroine, engaging love interest\u003c\/b\u003e, character delivered through action' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Reading this was \u003cb\u003elike a breath of fresh air\u003c\/b\u003e. The pacing's just right. \u003cb\u003eThe character building was great\u003c\/b\u003e. Cashore is as of now enlisted as one of my favourite authors' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'YAY for all of the messages about women and girls defending ourselves and \u003cb\u003enot bowing to control and emotional manipulation!\u003c\/b\u003e So smart' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204511072434,"sku":"9781473233256","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781473233256_a146ec31-167b-41c8-9de8-940e592d66b6.jpg?v=1786020930"},{"product_id":"9781473232792","title":"Winterkeep","description":"\u003cp\u003eA new land has been discovered to the east. Winterkeep is a land of miracles, a democratic republic run by people who like each other, where people speak to telepathic sea creatures, adopt telepathic foxes as pets, and fly across the sky in ships attached to balloons. But when Bitterblue's envoys to Winterkeep drown under suspicious circumstances, she and Giddon and her half-sister, Hava, set off to discover the truth--putting both Bitterblue's life and Giddon's heart to the test when Bitterblue is kidnapped. Giddon believes she has drowned, leaving him and Hava to solve the mystery of what's wrong in Winterkeep.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLovisa Cavenda is the teenage daughter of a powerful Scholar and Industrialist (the opposing governing parties) with a fire inside her that is always hungry, always just nearly about to make something happen. 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Now Bitterblue is the queen of Monsea, and her land is at peace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut the influence of her father, a violent psychopath with mind-altering abilities, lives on. Her advisers, who have run the country on her behalf since Leck's death, believe in a forward-thinking plan: to pardon all of those who committed terrible acts during Leck's reign; and to forget  every dark event that ever happened. Monsea's past has become shrouded in mystery, and it's only when Bitterblue begins sneaking out of her castle - curious, disguised and alone - to walk the streets of her own city, that she begins to realise the truth. Her kingdom has been under the thirty-five-year long spell of a madman, and now their only chance to move forward is to revisit the past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhatever that past holds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo thieves, who have sworn only to steal what has already been stolen, change her life forever. They hold a key to the truth of Leck's reign. And one of them, who possesses an unidentified Grace, may also hold a key to her heart ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders love \u003ci\u003eBitterblue\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eBitterblue\u003c\/i\u003e features a cast of \u003cb\u003ewell-written, compelling side characters\u003c\/b\u003e, a hilarious appendix written by an actual character, a cast that is around \u003cb\u003e70% queer and 90% characters of colour\u003c\/b\u003e, a f\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eing \u003cb\u003eglorious slow-burn mystery\u003c\/b\u003e, a f\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eing \u003cb\u003eglorious character arc\u003c\/b\u003e for a young woman in a tight space, and a narrative around colonialism that sticks out in my mind to this day. \u003cb\u003eI cannot get past how much I adore this book\u003c\/b\u003e' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This book! It was \u003cb\u003eso wonderful and so sad\u003c\/b\u003e at the same time! \u003cb\u003eThe feels.....................\u003c\/b\u003e I love Queen Bitterblue so much!' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eBitterblue\u003c\/i\u003e met all of my hopes and expectations (and they were high, let me tell you) . . . I can truthfully say \u003cb\u003eKristin Cashore is one of my favorite authors ever\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eI will wholeheartedly devour anything she writes\u003c\/b\u003e' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This series breaks my heart and patches it all back together again'\u003c\/b\u003e Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eBitterblue\u003c\/i\u003e is near perfect. 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