Despite this, the little we see and hear of their relationship feels closer to that of ward and protector than prisoner and provost. The real plot begins fourteen years later, with El having grown up and lived her life at Antoine’s Castle. After Ruadan’s plans go astray, a six-year old Elanna finds herself with a pistol held to her head, and King Antoine holding it. Honestly, the entire thing feels very Game Of Thrones, particularly Daenerys trying to get the throne back from the Baratheons (and later the Lannisters). Ruadan is of the belief that King Antoine came to rule unjustly, and that the crown should be given back to the rightful heir. The plot revolves around the first person narration of Elanna Valtai, an ambitious and curious rebel’s daughter who has been prisoner of King Antoine since she was young.Įlanna (or El) is the daughter of Ruadan, a man working to overthrow the current monarchy. The Waking Land by Callie Bates is, in some ways, a coming-of-age book set in a magical world. THE WAKING LAND has a great high fantasy feel, but could use a little more development.
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