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The Kestrel (Firebird)
 

The Kestrel (Firebird)

by Lloyd Alexander

Theo is traveling Westmark, learning about the country of which he will soon be Prince Consort. He is not surprised to find great poverty-Mickle (now known as Princess Augusta) could have told him that from her years on the street. His friend Florian could have told him about the aristocracy's graft and corruption. But neither could have foreseen a loaded pistol in the practiced hand of the... (read more)

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Chestertonian_Rambler
  • Rated 5 stars

“The middle (and best) book in the Westmark series. Before reading this I'd always thought of Lloyd Alexander as a bit of a lightweight, with one story to tell that he set in various settings. The Westmark trilogy got rid of that misconception. The Kestrel is the best, and in many ways encapsulates the value of the entire trilogy. It's a brutally honest war (some would say anti-war story), a tale of incredibly vicious slaughter in which the protagonist for a time seems to loose his soul, a...”

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LeeLee
  • Rated 2 stars

“This is the second in a series of stories, which I didn't know when I began. It was still perfectly understandable. A kingdom is in peril, a queen who has just ascended the throne is thrown into war due to treacherous leaders. She must also decide how to deal with a revolutionary group within the country who wants to eliminate the monarchy. All of this while she is wondering what has become of her fiancee.
For me, the story was readable, not memorable. Some of the motivations and actions...”

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  • Rated 5 stars
  

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