![]() ![]() I also love that she takes the rarely seen choice of opting to leave her child. First off, I love that the mother wasn’t killed off, as is so often the case. While the idea of a destined child is an often boorish trope in fantasy, I still enjoyed this prologue. It becomes clear that bearing a child for this man was part of some greater cosmic scheme and, now that she has fulfilled what was expected of her despite great personal cost, she’s ready to move on. A young woman, clearly magical, mythical or otherwise not-traditionally-mortal-human, is leaving her infant son and his father. ![]() For the average book I’d consider this a detraction, but in King’s Dragon it worked. Maybe that should have been a sign, but as I perused my shelves of ForFemFan books, I figured this time I’d give it a real go. ![]() The first time wasn’t on purpose-I read it over the span of weeks until I set it down and forgot to ever pick it back up again. This is the second time I’ve tried to read Kate Elliot’s King’s Dragon and the second time I’ve quit reading it. ![]()
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