Singer from the Sea
By: Sheri S. Tepper
Genevieve, a noble's daughter, has a secret. She is not like the other dull girls of the nobility. So when the Prince, who is so old no one knows his age, displays interest in her Genevieve must take notice that the woman of the nobility in the capital Haven often die when nursing their children. What are happening to the women and why are the ruling men in Haven living so long? Is there a connection?
Exerpt:
"'Lady. They're coming to kill you, now!'
She dreamed herself responding, too slowly at first, for she was startled and confused by the old woman's agitation. 'Who? Awhero, what are you talking about.'
'Your father's taken. The Shah has him. How his men come for your blood! Yours and the child's. They're coming.'..."
More Info:
Type of Book: Mixture of a tiny bit of science fiction with a hierarchial society with a mystery that you won't figure out until the end and a little romance to boot
Setting: Planet called Haven
Rating: PG-13
Length: 592 pages
My Opinion: The ingenuity of this book blows my mind away! There are so many twists and turns in this book that the complexity of it all just inhances the realness of it. You will never find out Genevieve's secret before the end. A book to read again and again!