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Buy The Bone Doll's Twin (Tamir Trilogy, Book 1) by Lynn Flewelling by John Jude Palencar available and for sale on Brightsurf
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by Lynn Flewelling
by John Jude Palencar
| | List Price: | $7.50 |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours | | | | | Sales Rank: | 66606 | | Studio: | Spectra | | | Binding: | Mass Market Paperback | | Number Of Pages: | 544 | | Publication Date: | October 02, 2001 | | Publisher: | Spectra |
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Product Description
Sometimes the price of destiny is higher than anyone imagined....
Dark Magic, Hidden Destiny
For three centuries a divine prophecy and a line of warrior queens protected Skala. But the people grew complacent and Erius, a usurper king, claimed his young half sister’s throne.
Now plague and drought stalk the land, war with Skala’s ancient rival Plenimar drains the country’s lifeblood, and to be born female into the royal line has become a death sentence as the king fights to ensure the succession of his only heir, a son. For King Erius the greatest threat comes from his own line — and from Illior’s faithful, who spread the Oracle’s words to a doubting populace.
As noblewomen young and old perish mysteriously, the king’s nephew — his sister’s only child — grows toward manhood. But unbeknownst to the king or the boy, strange, haunted Tobin is the princess’s daughter, given male form by a dark magic to protect her until she can claim her rightful destiny.
Only Tobin’s noble father, two wizards of Illior, and an outlawed forest witch know the truth. Only they can protect young Tobin from a king’s wrath, a mother’s madness, and the terrifying rage of her brother’s demon spirit, determined to avenge his brutal murder.... |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 98 reviews)
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The Bone Doll's Twin 
This is a complex fantasy world that engulfs you in the realm the author has created. It did take me a little bit to get into it, but that lasted only about a chapter. The detail, the dark atmosphere created by this book is stunning. What intrigued me into reading this series was that the country was supposed to be ruled by a Queen. And while this Queen of the line of Queens ruled, the kingdom would prosper. The prophecy was an awesome part of this. I thoroughly enjoyed it and look forward to the sequels!
April 22, 2008 | |
Wonderful start to the trilogy!
Hidden Warrior (Tamir Trilogy, Book 2)
I actually found Book 2 (above) of this trilogy at a thrift store, and was halfway in before I realized it wasn't a stand-alone book. However, it was JUST THAT GOOD, that I ordered the first and third books here. The first book is a tale of dark magics to counter dark actions...the king is killing all the females of the line, so they concoct a magic to make her look like a boy until she is old enough to protect herself and take the throne. WHOA. And it is told with sensitivity and depth to the characters...is a trilogy you won't want to put down til it's over, and then you'll feel a little bereft.
February 25, 2008 | |
Absolutely loved it!
It has been a long time since i have enjoyed a book as much as this one. The author did a great job of making me feel connected to her characters and i found myself absolutely enthralled for almost the entirety of the book. The only times i found my interest faltering a bit is when the author would leave the main character's stories to dabble in what the wizards were up to, since that was basically just travelling and talking to other wizards about how crappy the current rule of the land was, i really didn't care so much. I read this book and then the 2 that followed about as quickly as i could snatch them up, and i was halfway through the second book before i found out that the whole series is a prequel to the Nightrunner series. I can't wait to read that series now, i only hope that having read the Tamir trilogy first isn't going to ruin anything for me in the Nightrunner series. If the Nightrunner series is half as good as this book was, i know i'll be pleased. I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for anything else Flewelling puts out.
January 12, 2008 | |
fantasy
I'm getting into the story... it's good escape fiction, well plotted with characters one can identify with. I'll read more by Ms Flewelling.
September 02, 2007 | |
very readable 
I was intrigued by the uniqueness of the premise of this series. Here, the story follows a noble girl who has been magically disguised as a boy (Tobin) to avoid being murdered by her uncle king who has already killed all potential female heirs to the throne. He (she) isn't just hidden away, but sent to court like all the young nobles. Problem is he doesn't know his secret until 12 years old.
What I found masterful was the fact that the ending is told in the first few pages, but I couldn't for the life of me, while reading the series, work out how events could possibly get to this point. Flewelling just holds the reader captive the whole way.
The narrative is easy to follow, while the style is very easy to read. There isn't much 'action' at all, especially in the first book, but what holds it together is the serial-like nature of the story; we want to find out what happens to these great characters - both good and bad. You'll hate the evil wizard and love some of Tobin's friends; the characterisation is great.
There are some hairy moments with Tobin's ghost-brother and some questions raised about homosexuality and gender (obviously Tobin's confused and Flewelling does it tastefully ), but the series would be appropriate for mature teenagers. I'm not going to tag it as 'gay fantasy' as I don't think it can be typecast in this way. It's probably better labelled as 'feminist fantasy' as the lead character is a strong female.
Overall, a very good series in the mold of Robin Hobb's assassin trilogy.
June 01, 2007 | |
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