The Maid War a Kingfountain prequel The Kingfountain Series eBook Jeff Wheeler
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Sent on an impossible mission by Kingfountain’s ruler into the heart of the enemy’s capital as two mighty kingdoms prepare for war, Ankarette Tryneowy must divine the location of a magical sword, perhaps their key to victory. What she finds is the truth—one she could never have foreseen.
Searching for Firebos, the sword of ancient kings, is no simple task. It disappeared after one of the most powerful Fountain-blessed figures, the Maid of Donremy, used it in battle, and no one—except perhaps the Maid’s dearest friend, the Duke of La Marche—knows its whereabouts. But when Ankarette finds the aging duke in his prison cell and hears the mystery he unveils, her mission becomes more perilous than she could have possibly imagined.
The Maid War a Kingfountain prequel The Kingfountain Series eBook Jeff Wheeler
Once again Jeff Wheeler weaves a delightfully intricate tale, this time going earlier in the Kingfountain tales and filling in some action with characters who faded early in the first three books. The maid's war stands alone as well and, in the manner of Wheeler's prior books, I kept turning the pages, looking forward to the next surprise or fulfillment in the coming paragraph. Based on the life of Joan of Arc, with fantasy and magic mixed in, it's a great read from beginning to end.Product details
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The Maid War a Kingfountain prequel The Kingfountain Series eBook Jeff Wheeler Reviews
Once again I love the Kingfountain series! I'm hoping Wheeler will do more books from the other countries in this world, I hate to see it end.
The characters are phenomenal; Wheeler crafts people that are a combination of light and dark.
The Maid of Donremy, Genette, Kingfountain's version of Joan of Arc, is a combination of a righteous prophetess, a demure peasant and a determined warrior. I like that we have a glimpse of Genette's weaknesses, making her more believable, and lovable.
The Gentle Duke, Alensson Duke of La Marche, battles within himself. He struggles to remain true to his noble principals rather than grasp at power and revenge. Alensson desperately wanted to be an instrument of the Fountain, but it doesn't turn out in the way he hoped.
The cowardly king, Chatriyon,is swayed so easily by the schemers and sycophants surrounding him and succumbs to the power that destroys his moral compass, when he already had the right to the position but he could not be humble enough to accept it as a gift.
Ankarette is in this novel, though she plays a small role, I still enjoy her and her dedication. Ankarette's character is fleshed out and we learn more of her motivation for her actions. I liked Ankarette before and like her even more now.
Telling the tale of a Joan of Arc inspired character could easily become mired in battle after battle. Wheeler manages to give the reader the salient points of battles without delving into every episode. The Maid's charisma clearly comes through as the driving force, not just in winning against impossible odds, but for the progress of the plot. The entwined lives of the characters focus on their choices and the subsequent consequences. The reader also gains a greater appreciation for the extensive power of the Fountain, and it's divine omniscience to forecast the upcoming events in the Game. The miracles manifest in the Maid's life are a combination of actual events and fiction. Joan of Arc miraculously lived after throwing herself out of a tower and landing in a dry moat. She also uncovered a sword in the monastery of Fierbois. Wheeler states in the afterword, "She is someone who helps us continue to believe in miracles."
The best news is that The Maid's War is to be a bridge between the first three books in the series and the next three books. I can hardly wait! It could be read prior to the entire series as a prequel, but you will definitely want to read it before book four! If you want to read my interview with Jeff you can find me on talesuntangled through wordpress
I was not a fan of this book. I’ve read the 6 linear books of the Kingfountain series, and for some reason, thought this was going to be a prequel involving Ankarette Tyneowy, the original Queen’s Poisoner from the first Kingfountain book. Instead, I got a Joan of Arc historical fiction/fantasy which involved characters that weren’t in any the original 6 books (although “The Maid of Donremy” was referred to throughout the last few books), a very confusing war, and a plot that left me disappointed and regretting my decision to even starting to read this book. Ankarette does appear in this book, but only as a means to tell an even older story, and the story is actually compelling and interesting for the last 10%, which was great but not enough to redeem the first 90% of the book.
I learned I do not care at all for this Joan of Arc storyline – I do read a fair bit of historical fiction – Elizabeth Chadwick’s Eleanor of Aquitaine, Hilary Mantel’s Cromwell series, Philippa Gregory’s Tudor series, and Bernard Cornwell’s Saxon series and all of those have well developed characters and interesting storylines. The storyline and characters in this book are so disappointing in comparison – sure I’m comparing some of the best historical fiction to a fantasy series which is not quite fair, but this is clearly a Joan of Arc story and it should still have interesting characters! The character development of Genette, the Maid of Donremy (aka Joan of Arc) was completely lacking and the story was told from a male point of view so Genette came off as flat and cold and boring. If just part of the point of view came from Genette, I may have had a completely different experience, but as written she comes off as “holier than thou” and a bit uppity and annoying. The main character Alennsson, who is a Duke of some sort but I’m still not quite sure what “country” he is from, is also lacking a personality. I’m still not sure why he’s attached to this teenage girl – does he have feelings for her, or is he in awe of her power? None of this is really made clear.
Also, for an author who is gung-ho about making his fantasy books clean with no bad language, lewd behavior etc., it was interesting that he had to include the fact that they had to check that Genette, a young teenage girl, was a maid (meaning a virgin). This used to happen all the time back in medieval times, and is part of the Joan of Arc story, but I don’t find it relevant in this book and thought it was pointless to even mention it. Being a virgin doesn’t give the Maid magical superpowers, the “fountain” does. The author has creative license to change Joan of Arc’s story anyway he likes, which he does in a lot of other aspects, so why not this one where we don’t have to picture a teenage girl being subjected to a humiliating test? (Nothing graphic happens, it’s just a single line “The she will be tested by a woman to prove she is a maid”, but bugged me nonetheless).
And once again, the “fountain blessed” character (Genette) doesn’t seem to have any of her own free will and just blindly follows what the voice (of the fountain?) in her head tells her to do, making her character boring and predictable. This is at least the third female character in Jeff Wheeler’s books that does this (Lia in Legends of Muirwood series, Tryne in the last three Kingfountain, Genette here). I really wish this book had Genette’s point of view and that people were allowed to make mistakes and learn from them and be dynamic characters, like real-life people!
I have enjoyed some of Jeff Wheeler’s past books, especially the first three of the Kingfountain series and the Wretched of Muirwood, and have mixed feelings about the last three Kingfountain and the rest of the Legends of Muirwood. This book I strongly disliked and was bored by, and I’m thinking maybe I should have looked at the plot in more detail before starting and probably would have skipped. Some people may enjoy this book but it was a miss for me.
A great book that really pulls you in. It has characters with whom it's easy to sympathize and it evokes quite the range of emotions. I love that even in some dark situations there is always a bright ray of hope. I also love that although there is quite some violence (it IS a book about a war after all, as the title implies! 😉) that violence is not described in a glorifying or explicit way as some other authors do. This will likely still make it enjoyable for mature YA readers or people who have previously been traumatized by real-life violence.
Based on the story of the French martyr, this is a welcome addition to the fantasy '100 years war' that unfolds int the Kingfountain series. Nicely written, it fills the gaps in the history of Kingfountain and the two rival kingdoms of Ceredigion and Occitania. Despite knowing how it ends, it manages to keep things interesting and even add a bit more to the mystery of the Fountain's Magic.
Once again Jeff Wheeler weaves a delightfully intricate tale, this time going earlier in the Kingfountain tales and filling in some action with characters who faded early in the first three books. The maid's war stands alone as well and, in the manner of Wheeler's prior books, I kept turning the pages, looking forward to the next surprise or fulfillment in the coming paragraph. Based on the life of Joan of Arc, with fantasy and magic mixed in, it's a great read from beginning to end.
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