"The Seer and the Sword" was written by Victoria Hanley, and was one of my favourite books as a child/teen. The story is set in four kingdoms - Bellandra with its rich magical and cultural heritage, Archeld, which is ruled by the ambitious Kareed, Desante, a warrior-orientated country, and Glavenrell, the homeland of the High King. War, treason and the threat of invasion shape and change the political landscape of the continent, and soon, nothing is as it once was... |