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A prequel to the "Grisha Trilogy" takes the reader into Ravka's mysterious past, when Grisha lived as fugitives and the Darkling took his first steps on the path to power.
Before he led Ravka's Second Army, before he created the Fold, and long before he became the Darkling, he was just a lonely boy burdened by an extraordinary power. Eryk and his mother, Lena, have spent their lives on the run. But they will never find a safe haven. They are not only Grisha--they are the deadliest and rarest of their kind. Feared by those who wish to destroy them and hunted by those who would exploit their gifts, they must hide their true abilities wherever they go. But sometimes deadly secrets have a way of revealing themselves...… (more)
Colour throughout. Set in the Russia-inspired land of Ravka, with wolves, snow, hunting, and outlawed magic. A boy and his mother travel on horse from place to place, desperately trying to conceal their real identities of having more magic than the average outlaws. The boy finds love in a girl...(SPOILER) until she finds out the truth from him and attempts to sacrifice his life to gain his skills. The story is imaginative, exciting (includes the rescue of a small child), and well drawn. ( )
Ooo the illustrations are so gorgeous plus the story is great! I haven’t read this novella yet so I’m not sure how close it is but the dialogue was done really well. And I mean…it’s the Darkling… ( )
A prequel to the "Grisha Trilogy" takes the reader into Ravka's mysterious past, when Grisha lived as fugitives and the Darkling took his first steps on the path to power.
Before he led Ravka's Second Army, before he created the Fold, and long before he became the Darkling, he was just a lonely boy burdened by an extraordinary power. Eryk and his mother, Lena, have spent their lives on the run. But they will never find a safe haven. They are not only Grisha--they are the deadliest and rarest of their kind. Feared by those who wish to destroy them and hunted by those who would exploit their gifts, they must hide their true abilities wherever they go. But sometimes deadly secrets have a way of revealing themselves...
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