Starcrossed by Elizabeth Bunce - fantasy tale of a street-thief named Digger; when a job goes wrong and she flees the scene of the crime, Digger knows she must get out of the city of Gerse, where the Greenmen are now hunting her. But the last thing she expects to happen is for a group of teen-aged nobs to take her under their wing, and to end up spending the winter at a mysterious castle deep in the mountains. There she stumbles into magic and political intrigue. Can she keep her own identity secret, and what secrets of others will she uncover?
This is a well-crafted story, tightly written, and with a strong, courageous heroine. Digger, also called Ceryn, takes charge of her own life, but learns trust as she bonds with Meri and the other young people. Eventually, she has to decide whether to remain in her new life, or go back to Gerse and try to pick up the pieces of the life she left behind. If you like Tamora Pierce or Libba Bray, you should like Elizabeth Bunce.
New Spring: the Graphic Novel by Robert Jordan (Note: this is a gift, and will be added to the collection in a few weeks). The Aes Sedai, a group of magic-weilding women, defend their world against the return of the Dragon, a world-ending evil. But when war comes, they must hunt for a baby, born on the slopes of the Dragonmount. For this child is the long-prophecied male weilder of magic, who is the only hope of winning their war in the now-soon-to-arrive final battle. But in the meantime, Moiraine and Siuan follow the challenging lives of young aspirants to the Aes Sedai. Moiraine has the added fear that, after the death of her uncles in battle, she may be called upon to become Queen.
While I have not read the novel this GN is based on, I am greatly enjoying it. The art is good, the characters have clear personalities, and the world is well-described. I look forward to discovering what happens to Moiraine and Siuan, and whether they ever find the child of prophecy they are hunting for.
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