Legacy
by Cayla Kluver
by Cayla Kluver
LEGACY by Cayla Kluver
Category: Fantasy
Age Recommendation: Grades 9+
Release Date: 4/15/08
Publisher: Forsooth Publishing
Reviewed by: Allison Fraclose
Rating: 5 Stars
Seventeen years ago, a bloody war waged by the Kingdom of Cokyri on the Hytanicans ended abruptly when the Cokyri
stole away forty-nine newborn males…and only returned the bodies of forty-eight. Hytanica has managed to rebuild from
the war, but the anger felt towards the warriors of the mountains—not to mention anxiety that the war could resume at any
time—has never completely ceased.
Alera, crowned princess of Hytanica, now celebrates her seventeenth birthday, and must prepare to wed in exactly one
year. In a land where men hold complete dominion over women, Alera may not take her father’s place as ruler, but must
seek a husband who will fulfill the role as king. Unfortunately, no suitor matches her father’s strict qualifications aside from
Lord Steldor, the egotistical son of the Captain of the Guard whose very breathing manages to annoy Alera.
All of this grows less important to Alera once the Cokyrians manage to infiltrate the palace, and word is whispered that
there is a traitor among the Elite Guard. Even Alera’s beloved bodyguard begins behaving strangely, and Alera finds
herself having to make a difficult choice. Her budding interest in the political affairs of her kingdom come to head when
another Cokyrian, a young man named Narian, is captured, and Alera finds herself probing him for information that she, as
a woman, is not allowed to know.
As she grows closer with Narian, who was raised in a society where woman often hold power over men, Alera learns that
she is capable of much she would never have imagined…even of finding love. But the intriguing circumstances surrounding
Narian’s life will throw everything into jeopardy, for Alera as well as for the entire kingdom of Hytanica.
This brilliant story by a young new author captured my heart, and I am eager to read the tale’s conclusion in the following
book.
Category: Fantasy
Age Recommendation: Grades 9+
Release Date: 4/15/08
Publisher: Forsooth Publishing
Reviewed by: Allison Fraclose
Rating: 5 Stars
Seventeen years ago, a bloody war waged by the Kingdom of Cokyri on the Hytanicans ended abruptly when the Cokyri
stole away forty-nine newborn males…and only returned the bodies of forty-eight. Hytanica has managed to rebuild from
the war, but the anger felt towards the warriors of the mountains—not to mention anxiety that the war could resume at any
time—has never completely ceased.
Alera, crowned princess of Hytanica, now celebrates her seventeenth birthday, and must prepare to wed in exactly one
year. In a land where men hold complete dominion over women, Alera may not take her father’s place as ruler, but must
seek a husband who will fulfill the role as king. Unfortunately, no suitor matches her father’s strict qualifications aside from
Lord Steldor, the egotistical son of the Captain of the Guard whose very breathing manages to annoy Alera.
All of this grows less important to Alera once the Cokyrians manage to infiltrate the palace, and word is whispered that
there is a traitor among the Elite Guard. Even Alera’s beloved bodyguard begins behaving strangely, and Alera finds
herself having to make a difficult choice. Her budding interest in the political affairs of her kingdom come to head when
another Cokyrian, a young man named Narian, is captured, and Alera finds herself probing him for information that she, as
a woman, is not allowed to know.
As she grows closer with Narian, who was raised in a society where woman often hold power over men, Alera learns that
she is capable of much she would never have imagined…even of finding love. But the intriguing circumstances surrounding
Narian’s life will throw everything into jeopardy, for Alera as well as for the entire kingdom of Hytanica.
This brilliant story by a young new author captured my heart, and I am eager to read the tale’s conclusion in the following
book.