ISBN: 9780857983275
Pages: 329
Age Level: YA 12-18
Genre: Fantasy
Rating: 5 stars
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"A brotherhood of treasure hunters.
A terrifying enemy.
Five young recruits.
The race is on."
Caspan is a thief who has lived his life on the streets. A chance encounter while plying his trade one day leads him to being accepted into a secret order sanctioned by the King. Together with four other recruits - Roland, Lachlan, Sara and Kilt - they learn what it is to become part of the Brotherhood. Bonds of trust and friendship are slowly formed while they are trained in their new art. Will they all pass the test at the end of their training, or will they fail to work as a group and fail in their first (unintended) quest?What an epic read. Full of action and adventure, courage, friendship and fantasy it's a great read. I'm really looking forward to reading the rest of the series.
As an adult reading this, I can see that a lot of the storyline ideas / populations may have come from a variety of other fantasy reads. The Four Kingdoms itself seems very much like an adaptation of England. I'm not saying this is a bad thing, as many of our preconceived ideas & previous experiences (real & read) slip into our understanding / imagination of what we are reading.
The characters are well formed and the plot flows seamlessly. It's not until about 1/4 of the way through the book that the fantasy aspect comes into play, and the image on the cover makes sense as it does not appear to have any relation to the title.
This is a good read for ages 10 and up that aren't quite ready for Lord of The Rings or Game of Thrones. It's got a similar theme - underdog saves the world while trying to fight off hoards of giants, with internal conflicts that are causing treason taking place.
I got my copy of Brotherhood of Thieves 1: The Wardens from the Taradale Primary School library where I work.
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