Waiting on Wednesday [06]: Sword and Verse by Kathy MacMillan

“Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating

22065067Title: Sword and Verse

Author: Kathy MacMillan
Genre: Young Adult, High Fantasy, Mythology, Magic
Expected publication: January 19th, 2016
Publisher: HarperTeen
Format: Hardcover
Pre-order at: Amazon | Barnes & Nobles | Book Depository

Raisa was just a child when she was sold to work as a slave in the kingdom of Qilara. Despite her young age, her father was teaching her to read and write, grooming her to take his place as a Learned One. In Qilara, the Arnathim, like Raisa, are the lowest class, and literacy is a capital offense. What’s more, only the king, prince, tutor, and tutor-in-training are allowed to learn the very highest order language, the language of the gods. So when the tutor-in-training is executed for teaching slaves this sacred language, and Raisa is selected to replace her, Raisa knows any slipup on her part could mean death.
Keeping her secret is hard enough, but the romance that’s been growing between her and Prince Mati isn’t helping matters. Then Raisa is approached by the Resistance—an underground army of slave rebels—to help liberate Arnath slaves. She wants to free her people, but that would mean aiding a war against Mati. As Raisa struggles with what to do, she discovers a secret that the Qilarites have been hiding for centuries—one that, if uncovered, could bring the kingdom to its knees. 


Lately, I’ve been seeing a lot of new and upcoming releases of high fantasy novels and this is one of the titles which caught my attention. Just by looking at it’s gorgeous cover, I immediately got interested.
I’m excited for this one! Are you?

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