Waiting on Wednesday 03/06/19
Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme that first originated at Breaking the Spine but has since linked up with “Can’t Wait Wednesday” at Wishful Endings now that the original creator is unable to host it anymore. Either way, this fun feature is a chance to showcase the upcoming releases that we can’t wait to get our hands on!
Mogsy’s Pick
The Harp of Kings by Juliet Marillier (September 3, 2019 by Ace Books)
It’s the start of a new series by the wonderful and amazing Juliet Marillier, that alone is exciting enough! Also, I co-host an MMO music podcast called The Battle Bards, so I kind of have to read this.
“A young woman is both a bard–and a warrior–in this thrilling historical fantasy from the author of the Sevenwaters novels.
Eighteen-year-old Liobhan is a powerful singer and an expert whistle player. Her brother has a voice to melt the hardest heart, and a rare talent on the harp. But Liobhan’s burning ambition is to join the elite warrior band on Swan Island. She and her brother train there to compete for places, and find themselves joining a mission while still candidates. Their unusual blend of skills makes them ideal for this particular job, which requires going undercover as traveling minstrels. For Swan Island trains both warriors and spies.
Their mission: to find and retrieve a precious harp, an ancient symbol of kingship, which has gone mysteriously missing. If the instrument is not played at the upcoming coronation, the candidate will not be accepted and the people could revolt. Faced with plotting courtiers and tight-lipped druids, an insightful storyteller, and a boorish Crown Prince, Liobhan soon realizes an Otherworld power may be meddling in the affairs of the kingdom. When ambition clashes with conscience, Liobhan must make a bold decision and is faced with a heartbreaking choice…”
The BiblioSanctum 
Ooh a story about bards, a quest for a harp and druids… love the sound of this.
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Yup, I love fantasy with bards!
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I wanna, but honestly they make me depressed. Even if that was ages ago. I have read 6? All depressing
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Her Sevenwaters is kind of depressing, yes lol. But her Blackthorn and Grim trilogy is amazing. And not that sad at all 🙂
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Interesting. I do like her style, but the whole making me depressed was not that fun 😉
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OOh nice pick! That’s a totally new to me one! I hope you positively love this one once you read it!
Here’s my WoW
Have a GREAT day!
Old Follower 🙂
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I love the sound of this and of course I have this ridiculous urge to pick up anything by this author – even though I’m desperately behind with her Blackthorn and Grimm series it doesn’t stop me having a massive attack of the grabby hands. *fear of missing a good book syndrome* strikes again!
Lynn 😀
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Oh yes, finish Blackthorn and Grimm first, if you can. You won’t regret it 🙂
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This sounds like a cool read – I’ll definitely have to check it out. Finally give me a chance to push Marillier from the TBR list to the read list.
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Definitely! She’s amazing, very much worth reading 🙂
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I didn’t know this cover had been revealed, how exciting! I’ve already got this on my TBR😁
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Yeah, the cover just kinda snuck up on us! I noticed it on Amazon before I even saw it on Goodreads!
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Oh that’s a great cover and I need to try this author maybe with this series?
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The three Blackthorn and Grim books made me a staunch Marillier fan (well, it happened after book 1, to say the truth…) so I will look forward to this with great enthusiasm – and maybe pick finally up the first Sevenwaters book that has been languishing on my reading queue for a while… 🙂
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Oh I know, I am a fan of hers for life, and it was the first book of Blackthorn and Grim that did it for me too!
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This sounds really good! I have never heard of Marillier, but that blurb sounds awesome and that cover is gorgeous. I’ll definitely have to check this out!
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Glad to put Marillier on your radar! She is amazing! 😀
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With your recommendation, I’m pretty confident I’m going to love her. 😀
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OMG IT HAS A COVER OMG AAAAAH.
Ahem. I’m very much looking forward to this one.
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I know! And that cover, I am in love!
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I’m so excited for this book.
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Hope you enjoy it Mogsy!
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