The Demon King
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4.7 • 66 Ratings
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- $9.99
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Publisher Description
New York Times bestselling author Cinda Williams Chima presents the first installment in a thrilling new fantasy series, in which the lives of Han Alister and the brave Princess Raisa collide in a magical and dangerous adventure.
One day Han Alister catches three young wizard setting fire to the sacred mountain of Hanalea. Han takes an amulet away from Micah Bayar, son of the High Wizard, to ensure the boy won't use it against him. The amulet once belonged to the Demon King, who nearly destroyed the world a millennium ago. With a magical piece so powerful at stake, Han knows that the Bayars will stop at nothing to get it back.
Meanwhile, Princess Raisa ana'Marianna has her own battle to fight. She's just returned to court after three years of riding and hunting with her father's family. Raia aspires to be like Hanalea, the legendary warrior queen who killed the Demon King and saved the world. But it seems that her mother has other plans for her-plans that include a suitor who goes against everything the Queendom stands for.
The Seven Realms will tremble when the lives of Han and Raisa collide in this stunning page-turner from best-selling author Cinda Williams Chima.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Princess Raisa, heir to the Queendom of the Fells, chafes against the forced royal marriage in her future. Trying to support his family with odd jobs, Han can't decide what life he wants from among the three he's juggling and past mistakes made when he was a gang leader keep surfacing to haunt him. Additionally, Han finds himself the unwitting owner of an ancient talisman taken from the land's most powerful wizards, while Raisa faces the political maneuverings of those supposedly bound to serve her family. In elegant prose, Chima (the Heir series) constructs a complex but comprehensible world, where wizards and clans coexist in an uneasy and restrictive arrangement, brokered after the destructive actions of the Demon King, 1,000 years earlier. With full-blooded, endearing heroes, a well-developed supporting cast and a detail-rich setting, Chima explores the lives of two young adults, one at the top of the world and the other at the bottom, struggling to find their place and protect those they love. An auspicious start to the planned Seven Realms trilogy. Ages 12 up.
Customer Reviews
Love it!
I have read this book a couple of times now. While reading this series again I’m reminded of what drives the love I have for them.
The character development and world the story takes place in are top-notch! I’m a sucker for the medieval era and having a base of magic for the fantasy just adds to the appeal.
The books are a great and easy read, and the characters take hold of you making it hard to put them down. Hunts Alone remains one of my favorites. Enjoy!
Best book I’ve read in a long time
Very good book especially at the end I knew what was coming yet somehow it managed to surprise me. I feel like this book is the reason I got back into reading. Definitely on of the best books I ever read and maybe it will be one of the best book series to me.
The Demon King
Couldn’t finish it. Too slow and boring. Got 20% into the book.