| Authors: |
Cashore, Kristin.
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| Material type: |
Book |
| Subject: |
Ability -- Fiction.
Fantasy fiction.
Young adult fiction.
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| Language: |
English |
| Publisher: |
Orlando, FL : Harcourt, 2008. |
| Description: |
471 p. : map ; 21 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780152063962 (hbk.) 015206396X (hbk.) 9780547258300 (pbk.) |
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| Rating: |
4 out of 5: They liked it |
| Community reviews |
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Fantastic fantasy adventure by raewyn |
| Travel into a world where people with special powers are called Gracelings and are either revered or feared. |
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Graceling by jhosking |
| I loved the strong female character in this story. |
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Cashore Graceling by JittyMolenaar |
| Wel leuk om te lezen. Echt een meisjesboek |
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| Summary: |
In a world where some people are born with extreme and often-feared skills called Graces, Katsa struggles for redemption from her own horrifying Grace, the Grace of killing, and teams up with another young fighter to save their land from a corrupt king. |