Agent: Stephen Barbara, InkWell Management. Kat and Alex share an intriguing ability to read thoughts and feelings in people and animals, but repetitive hints diminish the impact of the eventual revelation behind their connection. However, it is also let down by some cliché descriptions (“his name trembling on her lips”) and banter. The book is steeped in sorcery and historical detail, and-as might be expected from the author of Sex with Kings and Sex with the Queen-has its share of steamy liaisons. In many ways, this book was meant for me. I have always loved ancient history and mythology, and I love a well done alternate history. The sprawling cast in this opening book in the Blood of Gods and Royals series (adult nonfiction author Herman’s first novel) includes Kat’s love interest/adopted brother, Jacob Alex’s deceptive sister, Cyn and his mother, the conniving Queen Olympias, who has an unsettlingly erotic relationship with her snakes. Eleanor Herman will discuss her new book Legacy of Kings: Blood of Gods and Royals on August 26 at 6:30 p.m. In Legacy of Kings, Eleanor Herman brings her prowess as a historian and storyteller to the world of ancient Macedonia where a young Alexander the Great is poised to take the throne. In a magic-tinged reimagining of Alexander the Great’s formative years, the 16-year-old heir to the throne of Macedon becomes intrigued by a young woman, Kat, an orphaned peasant who meets the prince after the Blood Tournament, a brutal fighting competition.
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