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Description
Katsa has been able to kill a man with her bare hands since she was eight--she's a Graceling, one of the rare people in her land born with an extreme skill. As niece of the king, she should be able to live a life of privilege, but Graced as she is with killing, she is forced to work as the... read more
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Cast of Characters/Important People
- Lady Katsa: graceling thought to be graced with killing, struggles with her grace and its uses, niece of the king of Middluns, head of the secret Council, hates to kill
- Lord Giddon: member of the Council, friend of Katsa, King Randa's underlord
- Oll: member of the Council, friend of Katsa, King Randa's captain and spymaster
- King Murgon: King of Sunder, opportunist
- King Randa: King of Middluns, Katsa's uncle
- Prince Raffa: Prince of Midduns, scientist, herbalist, healer, member of the Council, cousin and friend of Katsa
- Prince Po: 7th son of the Lienid King, thought to be graced with fighting, friend of Katsa
- Prince Tealiff: father of King Ror, grandfather of Prince Po, knows Po's true grace, beloved in his kingdom of Lienid, held by King Murgon, rescued by the Council
- King Thigpen: King of Estill
- Bertol: Oll's wife
- King Drowden: King of Nander
- King Birin: King of Wester
- King Ror: King of Lienid, fair ruler, father of seven sons, Po being one of them, brother of Ashen, Queen of Monsea
- Queen Ashen: Queen of Monsea, supposed to have shut herself and her daughter away upon hearing of her father's kidnapping
- Princess Bitterblue: daughter of King Leck and Queen Asher, about ten, small, brave
- King Leck: King of Monsea, known for taking in injured animals and caring for them and taking in poor children
- Bann: Prince Raffin's assistant
- Helda: caretaker of the children in the castle, Katsa's servant and friend
- Captain Faun: graced captain of a Lienid ship
- Patch: first mate of Faun's ship
- Bear, Jem, Red: sailors, deckhands on Faun's ship
- Prince Skye: sixth son of King Ror, prince of Lienid, close to Po
- Prince Silvern: fifth son of King Ror, prince of Lienid, close to Po
First Sentence
In these dungeons the darkness was complete, but Katsa had a map in her mind.
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Authors & Contributors
- Kristin Cashore (Author)
Awards
- William C. Morris Debut Award (Finalist, 2009)
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