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Summary
Summary
Return to the darkly beautiful world of The Sin Eater's Daughter with a sequel that will leave you awed, terrified . . . and desperate for more.Ever since her brother Lief disappeared, Errin's life has gone from bad to worse. Not only must she care for her sick mother, she has to scrape together rent money by selling illegal herbal cures. But none of that compares to the threat of the vengeful Sleeping Prince whom the Queen just awoke from his enchanted sleep.When her village is evacuated as part of the war against the Sleeping Prince, Errin is left desperate and homeless. The only person she can turn to is the mysterious Silas, a young man who buys deadly poisons from Errin, but won't reveal why he needs them. Silas promises to help her, but when he vanishes, Errin must journey across a kingdom on the brink of war to seek another way to save her mother and herself. But what she finds shatters everything she believed about her world, and with the Sleeping Prince drawing nearer, Errin must make a heartbreaking choice that could affect the whole kingdom.
Author Notes
Melinda Salisbury was born in the 1980s in a landlocked city, before escaping to live by the sea. As a child, she genuinely thought Roald Dahl's Matilda was her biography. When she's not trying to unlock the hidden avenues of her mind, she's reading, writing, or traveling. She lives in the UK and can be found on Twitter as @AHintofMystery, though be warned she tweets often.
Reviews (3)
Horn Book Review
Awoken after five hundred years, the Sleeping Prince ruthlessly murders his way to the Lormere throne as neighboring Tregellan braces for war. Errin, sister to now-missing Lief (The Sin Eater's Daughter), bargains her apothecary skills to protect her family, only to discover her brother aids the murderer who threatens them. Salisbury's complicated web of twists and intrigue will have fans eagerly awaiting the next volume. (c) Copyright 2017. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
A sensible young woman runs afoul of fairy-tale figures in this high-fantasy sequel set in a typical, white, medieval-ish kingdom. For four months, Errin Vastel has struggled to live in the rough-and-tumble town of Almwyk, dodging the attentions of an unctuous official, supplying the mysterious Silas with potions and poisons, and keeping her mother locked up and drugged. With her father dead and brother, Lief, missing, Errin longs for her former life as an apothecary's apprentice in Tremayne but attempts to care for her mother, first mad with grief, now possibly morphing into a monster. Haunted by erotic, enigmatic dreams, Errin looks for companionship from Silas, but the always-hooded smuggler has his own agenda. Even fairy tales cannot comfort her, for the mythical Sleeping Princea man or god or alchemist whose origins are repeatedly but never definitively explainedhas woken, killing King Merek, razing religious houses, and sending forth his army of golems and traitorous men. When Errin blackmails Silas into helping her escape, she instead falls deeper into a plot involving the Sleeping Prince, a religious fugitive, and a long-hidden colony of alchemists. In this second volume in the trilogy that began with The Sin Eater's Daughter (2015), Salisbury delivers another complex protagonist, torn between science and magic and intent on survival but often overwhelmed with grief and guilt. Readers will be grateful for the map that helps them locate the many fantasy places that pepper the book. A tale of monstersmortal and mythicalthat intersects with the previous installment but offers no happily-ever-after conclusion. (Fantasy. 14-18) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
The follow-up to The Sin Eater's Daughter (2015) abandons the royal court intrigue of its predecessor to focus instead on Errin Vastel, an apothecary trainee trapped with her invalid mother as war approaches. The Sleeping Prince, once dismissed as a superstition but now proven to be brutally real and bent on revenge, is coming, and his path seems set to intersect with Errin's. Although most of the story takes place in an isolated corner of the kingdom, the encroaching danger is palpable. Characters from the previous book make a late appearance in this one to play a tide-turning role that sets the scene for a dramatic next installment.--Dean, Kara Copyright 2016 Booklist
Excerpts
Excerpts
In the Great Hall, the King of Lormere stood in pale cream breeches and a billowing white shirt, watching the Sleeping Prince warily. Behind him lay piles of bodies: soldiers, guards, and any servant who had been foolish enough to try to bodily defend their king. All of them dead, most of them slain before they could raise their weapons. The king held something in his hands, a metal disc on a chain, brandishing it at the Sleeping Prince as though it were a gift. The Sleeping Prince smiled indulgently at the king. "If we could talk," the king said, his face pale, his hair a frenzy of dark curls around it."No talk, Merek of Lormere," the Sleeping Prince said, his smooth, calm voice a contrast to his maniacal smile. "Your men are all dead. Your castle and kingdom are mine. The only words I'll hear from you are your pleas for mercy."Merek's dark eyes flashed. "I assure you, you won't," he said. "I won't die begging." Then he lunged.The Sleeping Prince stepped to the side and raised one of his swords, arching it through the air until it found its sheath in the unprotected breast of the new Lormerian king. King Merek made a soft sound of surprise and turned his eyes to the Sleeping Prince, his disbelief childlike. Then those same eyes fluttered closed and he slumped to the ground. The Sleeping Prince watched him, his expression unreadable.Then he stepped over the king's body and crossed the hall, mounting the steps to the dais. He walked along its length, dragging a bloody finger down the long wooden table. When he reached the high carved seat, he frowned. Peasant craftsmanship, dull and uninspiring. He deserved better.And now Lormere was his, he would have it. Excerpted from The Sleeping Prince by Melinda Salisbury All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.