The Lord-Protector's Daughter

Set between the first & second trilogies chronologically, this book features a woman as the main character. Mykella's story is pretty grim in many ways since she's merely a woman & thus sidelined even though she's born to a privileged position. She's chattel to be married off for political advantage......more

A good quick read. I believe this is going to be a trilogy, the third one of the Corean Chronicles, but it takes place between the other two chronologically. It was a good story, with an interesting heroine & came to a good end - no hanging, which I appreciate. There are certainly unanswered questio......more

another very enjoyable first book in a duology from the author; this one combines the usual magically talented heroine (here) against the odds with sf-nal like elements (multiverse, beings from other planets etc); sometimes the mixture doesn't work that smoothly and the book is fairly short with the......more

Mykella, the eldest born of the Lord-Protector, chafes at the inactivity forced onto her and her sisters just by being born female. She wants to do more, so she took up working in the financing of their land, while Lanachora, while her youngest sister, Salyna, takes up weaponry and hunting and the m......more

Quit too soon Sometime ago I read the Corean Chronicles series up to this book and quit because I thought I wouldn't enjoy reading something about a daughter when prior books had been all manly and this daughter stuff, with balls and formal dresses and giggles and dainty Talent would not replace bat......more