There is also depth that comes with the additional background and showing the characters’ motivations. The author pays attention to give every character- main or secondary their own distinct voice, appearance and personality. The characterization is absolutely fantastic, and let me tell you, there is a large cast. We see that old prejudices may run deep in this society, but judging by what the Queen says to her daughter, she is a person who would like to promote unity and peace and so on. Later through a child song sung by Princella Cerulia to her mother we learn that brown hair is characteristic of common folks, that all tiny kingdoms(lands) in this fantasy world used to have their own distinct shade of skin and hair, that there was a lot of intermarriage, trade and travelling. So we know this is something the court lady is ashamed of. Whenever a brown hair shows up, she asks gets her maid pluck it out. hair colour shows old distinctions between various lands, and we get our first glimpse of this particularity through observing the members of the Queen Council.
Sarah Kozloff lets you experience this complex world as if it is your own and when an explanation comes it’s just a piece of a puzzle that fits in the overall picture. I trusted the author to provide the necessary background information at the right moment. You are in the middle of events at the Nargiz castle, home of Weirandale queens, and yet, I was not confused or baffled for a single moment. Unexpectedly it appeared almost effortless. With this one, the writing was so engaging that I was hooked straightaway.Īs you would expect with book number one in a series the worldbuilding in Queen in Hiding is very thorough.
(From the book blurb)Įpic fantasy books require a special mindset, focus and time to get into. Orphaned, exiled and hunted, Cérulia, Princess of Weirandale, must master the magic that is her birthright, become a ruthless guerilla fighter, and transform into the queen she is destined to be.īut to do it she must win the favor of the spirits who play in mortal affairs, assemble an unlikely group of rebels, and wrest the throne from a corrupt aristocracy whose rot has spread throughout her kingdom.
Debut author Sarah Kozloff offers a breathtaking and cinematic epic fantasy of a ruler coming of age in A Queen in Hiding, and all four books will be published within a month of each other, so you can binge your favorite new fantasy series.
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