Tuesday, March 28, 2006

the Dragon Throne by Michael Cadnum

The Dragon Throne: Edmund and Hubert, newly returned from the Crusades, and recently made knights, have been sent to Rome! they will be guards for Ester, a lady-in-waiting to the queen. Ester made a vow: that if her father lives through an accident, she will go on the pilgrimage. They begin the journey, accompanied by two other knights. Traveling had gotten harder since King Richard left, and Prince John hadn't done much against bandits. They best way through the Alps is the Saint Bernard Pass, which, despite its awful weather, is guarded by the outlawl Conrad of Saxe. If they do survive, what next?

all of it was pretty good, up until about 2/3 of the way, but all the suspense that was built up in that 2/3 didn't really lead to a problem worthy of all the suspense. it was a very interesting time period, though.

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...I just think of these things, and then I don't feel so bad!

  • Barnes and Noble (and books in general)
  • birthday parties
  • friends
  • fun words (like effervescent and uber)
  • knitting
  • learning languages
  • RUF
  • Scrabble...and other word games
  • skiing
  • sleep-overs
  • swimming
  • tea
  • traveling (not the car part, so much!)
  • weddings
  • writing fantasy stories