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  • Seven Kingdoms Trilogy, Book 1
  • By: Kristin Cashore
  • Narrated by: Emma Powell
  • Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (282 ratings)

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Graceling

By: Kristin Cashore
Narrated by: Emma Powell
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In a world where people born with an exceptional skill, known as a Grace, are feared and exploited, Katsa carries the burden of a skill even she despises: the Grace of killing. She lives under the command of her Uncle Randa, King of the Middluns, and is expected to carry out his dirty work, punnishing and torturing anyone who displeases him. Breaking arms and cutting off fingers are her stock-in-trade. Finding life under his rule increasingly unbearable Katsa forms an underground Council, whose purpose is to combat the destructive behaviour of the seven kings - after all, the Middluns is only one of the Seven Kingdoms, each of them ruled by their own king and his personal agenda for power.When the Council hears that the King of Liend's father has been kidnapped Katsa investigates . . . and stumbles across a mystery. Who would want to kidnap him, and why? And who was the extraordinary Graced fighter who challenged her fighting skills, for the first time, as she and the Council rushed the old man to saftey? Something dark and deadly is rising in the north and creeping across the continent, and behind it all lurks the shadowy figure of a one-eyed king.

©2009 Kristin Cashore (P)2012 Orion Publishing Group

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Strong female character and a thrilling yet subtle romance. Danger, suspense and captivating characters. I was pleased with the narrator.

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  • lee
  • 09-06-2015

Sucked in

Could not stop listening, the narrator was fantastic, love the different voices and accents she easily flowed between. The story had many twist but it wasn't confusing . Loved it

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shame it isn't a trilogy

a fun world with interesting characters, could have been explored in more depth. Male voices could have been a bit more fun

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Unrelatable heroine and a shallow plot

Finished the book but have no desire to continue with the series. Plot and characters seemed too shallow. Protagonist was extremely unlikeable. Story was badly paced and admittedly boring. I salute the narrator for trying to make something about what she was given, but the accent she gave to Po annoyed me. Also, the love interest's name is Po...

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Fantastic

second time listening to this series, love every minute of it, fantastical with good suspense and am overall great story (definitely recommend listening to the whole series, 5 in total now)

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excellent

A great story with a subtle, believable and emotional romance. Magical and realistic. Will be continuing with this series

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Excellent - well worth a listen!

I forgot how much I loved this book when I first read it - I listened to the audiobook so I could listen to the other books in the trilogy and thought it was just super. It's packed with action and a strong heroine - this book is excellent in my opinion and well worth a listen!!

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I enjoyed this book

I liked that I could get straight into this book, great story, I’m looking forward to the next book in the series. I also really like the narrator

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enthralled

an interesting take on someone who is gifted in a well presented and entertaining world. once started it's very easy to get carried through to the end without a break. great pacing and characters that are easy to fall for.

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  • LRD
  • 26-06-2020

True characters

I loved the book.. It's a light and quick moving story - with some dark themes. But the characters are well fleshed out and stay true to themselves.. I desperately want to read/have read to me.. the next book in the series.. I hope i know when it comes out.

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