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Ferragost

Ferragost

Lumatere Chronicles Series

Author: Melina Marchetta

Pages: 60

Published: 2012

Age: 14+

Lady Celie of the Lumateran Flatlands is visiting the Belegonian spring castle on the isle of Ferragost. Cut off from the rest of Belegonia by poor weather, she is confined to the island with four others, including the mysterious castellan of the castle. When the body of one of the guests is discovered on the rocks outside the east tower, Celie is not only considered a suspect, but finds herself embroiled in events that are entwined with her own kingdom's cursed history, as well as the future of the entire land of Skuldenore.

Note: This is a short story published in e-format.

About the Lumatere Chronicles Series

Books in series order

  1. 1.Finnikin of the Rock(2008)
  2. 2.Froi of the Exiles(2011)
  3. 3.Quintana of Charyn(2012)
  4. +Ferragost(2012)

Reading age: 14+ years

This series should be read in order.

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2008 Printz Award Winner Melina Marchetta crafts an epic fantasy of ancient magic, exile, feudal intrigue, and romance that rivets from the first page.

In the sea-locked Land of Skuldenore, its eight provinces are divided by shifting alliances. One of these provinces, Lumatere, has been decimated, its people scattered and exiled after unspeakable barbarity against the royal family, and a curse that has made the gates to the kingdom impenetrable for ten years.

Finnikin of the Rock, and others loyal to Lumatere, set out on a dangerous quest to find the truth behind the attack on their kingdom and reinstate the rightful heir. As Finnikin and his companions seek to reunite Lumatere, he encounters the unpredictable Froi, who later travels on a mission to the kingdom of Charyn. In Charyn, Froi meets the half-mad Princess Quintana and becomes embroiled in unravelling the kingdom's dark mysteries and battling forces that will do anything to gain power.

Uncovering the intricate mysteries of Skuldenore is like throwing off layer after layer of a shroud until the truth is finally revealed. The series features compelling action, multi-faceted characters, myth, intrigue and romance. Finnikin of the Rock has won numerous awards.