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From the award-winning author of Swordspoint comes a witty, wicked coming-of-age story that is both edgy and timeless. . . . Welcome to Riverside, where the aristocratic and the ambitious battle for power and prestige in the city's labyrinth of streets and ballrooms, theatres and brothels, boudoirs and salons. Into this alluring and alarming world walks a bright young woman ready to take it on and make her fortune. A well-bred country girl, Katherine knows all the rules of conventional society. Her biggest mistake is thinking they apply. Katherine's host and uncle, Alec Campion, the capricious and decadent Mad Duke Tremontaine, is in charge here--and to him, rules are made to be broken. When he decides it would be far more amusing for his niece to learn swordplay than to follow the usual path to ballroom and husband, her world changes forever. And there's no going back. Blade in hand, it's up to Katherine to find her own way through a maze of secrets and betrayals, nobles and scoundrels--and to gain the power, respect, and self-discovery that come to those who master. . . . "Unholy fun, and wholly fun . . . an elegant riposte, dazzlingly executed."--Gregory Maguire, New York Times bestselling author of Wicked… (meer)
reconditereader: Both continuations of series with similar settings and some similar types of characters. They evoke the same kind of feeling or reading experience.
bookwormelf: A coming-of-age story of an young badass girl in a low-key fantasy setting. There are other similarities as well: strong mentor figures, politics, etc.
Vlot leesbaar, spannend verhaal. De personages blijven soms wat vlak, alsof de auteur eigenlijk niet genoeg tijd neemt om de verhaallijn helemaal te ontwikkelen. Het is eind goed al goed... Wel een leuke leeservaring. Veel girlpower. ( )
Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
Small pow'r the word has, And can afford us Not half so much privilege as The Sword does. —Anon., "The Dominion of The Sword" (1658)
If the old fantastical Duke of dark corners had been at home, he had lived... The Duke yet would have dark deeds darkly answered. —Shakespeare, Measure for Measure, IV.iii; III.ii
All the same, he had no manners then, and he has no manners now, and he never will have any manners. —Rudyard Kipling, "How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin"
What a gruesome way to treat one's niece. —James Thurber, The Thirteen Clocks
Opdracht
Dit boek is voor Delia zoals altijd
Eerste woorden
Niemand vraagt een nicht die hij nog nooit heeft gezien bij hem te komen wonen, alleen om haar familie te ergeren en haar leven te ruïneren.
Citaten
Het woord heeft weinig macht En is half zoveel waard Als het privilege van het zwaard.
Anoniem, - De Heerschappij van het Zaard (1658)
Als die oude dwaas van een hertog thuis was gebleven in plaats van zich met duistere zaken in te laten, dan leefde hij nog... De hertog daarentegen zou verdachte zaken niet aan het licht brengen.
- Shakespeare, Leer om Leer, 4.3, 3.2
Al met al, hij had toen geen manieren, hij heeft nu geen manieren, en hij zal nooit manieren hebben.
- Rudyard Kipling, Hoe de Rinoceros zijn Huid kreeg
Wat een gruwelijk manier om je nicht te behandelen.
From the award-winning author of Swordspoint comes a witty, wicked coming-of-age story that is both edgy and timeless. . . . Welcome to Riverside, where the aristocratic and the ambitious battle for power and prestige in the city's labyrinth of streets and ballrooms, theatres and brothels, boudoirs and salons. Into this alluring and alarming world walks a bright young woman ready to take it on and make her fortune. A well-bred country girl, Katherine knows all the rules of conventional society. Her biggest mistake is thinking they apply. Katherine's host and uncle, Alec Campion, the capricious and decadent Mad Duke Tremontaine, is in charge here--and to him, rules are made to be broken. When he decides it would be far more amusing for his niece to learn swordplay than to follow the usual path to ballroom and husband, her world changes forever. And there's no going back. Blade in hand, it's up to Katherine to find her own way through a maze of secrets and betrayals, nobles and scoundrels--and to gain the power, respect, and self-discovery that come to those who master. . . . "Unholy fun, and wholly fun . . . an elegant riposte, dazzlingly executed."--Gregory Maguire, New York Times bestselling author of Wicked
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