{Review} The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima

Series: The Seven Realms #1

Publication date: November 19, 2009

Publisher: Hyperion

ISBN-13: 9781423118237

Synopsis

In this book we meet Raisa ana'Marianna a naive girl in a dangerous way, she is the next in line to become queen of the Fells and she discovers she really knows nothing about what is happening on the "queendom". 

This realization strikes harder when her childhood friend Amon Bryne, son of the captain of the queen’s army, comes back home whit a new view of the world as a soldier. As a consequence she decides to battle her lack of knowledge on her people by disguising herself as a servant girl and see what life really is for the common folk, finding more than she expected to find.

Then we have Han Alister who is an ex-thief now trying to live an honest life for his sister Mari, he now works as a delivery boy and has a great relationship with the clans. One day when he was trying to find a way to make some money he ends up hunting with his friend Fire Dancer who is clan born, they encounter some wizards that shouldn't be there and get tangled in a mess by taking away one of the wizards amulet.

Afraid that the wizards would come back for revenge Han decides to hide the amulet for he soon discovers he has made some strong enemy's. Now he must try to stay alive while he becomes the prime suspect of killings happening to his old enemies and friends.

Review

This book is pure gold in the sense that you want to know about the way this world works, the story behind it and the politics that makes it all go around. Even though both characters seem so different but this works great for the story because of their difference we get a wide view of what is going on in the Fells.

This book is really worth your while, you get a full universe with a broad spectrum of stuff going on, you get to know about the past of this world, the story of this character and what makes them click and how they grow before your eyes. Cinda's description of the world in general makes it all come to life, and a little addicted to it, because even though its complex it’s easy to understand and invites you in.

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