Prince of Fools (The Red Queen's War #1) -

Mark Lawrence

Ace Books

2015

400 páginas

13h 20m

ISBN-13: 9780425268797

For all her reign the Red Queen has fought the long war, contested in secret, against the powers that stand behind nations, for higher stakes than land or gold. Her greatest weapon is The Silent Sister—unseen by most and unspoken of by all.

The Red Queen’s grandson, Prince Jalan Kendeth—drinker, gambler, seducer of women—is one who can see The Silent Sister. Content with his role as a minor royal, Jal pretends that the hideous crone is not there. But war with the undead is coming, and the Red Queen has called on her family to defend the realm. Jal thinks that nothing that will affect him. He's wrong...

After escaping a death trap set by the Silent Sister, Jal finds his fate magically intertwined with a fierce Norse warrior. As the two undertake a journey to undo the spell, encountering grave dangers, willing women, and an upstart prince named Jorg Ancrath along the way, Jalan gradually catches a glimmer of the truth: he and the Norseman are but pieces in a game—and the Red Queen controls the board.

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2.5 (Razoável)

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Não sei se posso criticar muito, não li ainda a trilogia dos espinhos, então cai de paraquedas nesse mundo. Mas, a impressão que me dá é a de um autor tentando sugar ao máximo o sucesso gerado pela saga anterior. A história desse livro é completamente superficial, o ÚNICO ponto forte do livro seria o desenvolvimento das personagens, mas esse é completamente jogado no lixo pelo “final” que o autor resolveu dar a obra. No geral, é uma leitura engraçada, o autor escreve muito bem, mas a trama deixa muito a desejar.