Hey everyone! We are super excited to announce the schedule for the OFFICIAL SWORD AND VERSE Blog Tour which begins on January 11th!
The tour runs from January 11th-15th & 18th-22nd, and will have one stop per day and will consist of reviews, excerpts, spotlights, and interviews.
There is also a tour-wide giveaway for 5 finished copies of the book, US Only! So be sure to stop by any or all of the stops for a chance to win.
But until then, here are your hosts.
The Tour Hosts
Week One
1/11/2016- Two Chicks on Books- Interview1/12/2016- A Reader Under The Sea- Review1/13/2016- Tales of Ravenous Reader- Guest Post1/14/2016- Nerdophiles- Review1/15/2016- Dark Faerie Tales- Interview
Week Two
1/18/2016- Fiktshun- Review1/19/2016- Once Upon a Twilight- Guest Post1/20/2016- PLEASE FEED THE BOOKWORM- Review1/21/2016- The Eater of Books!- Interview1/22/2016- Good Choice Reading- Review
About the Book
Title: SWORD AND VERSE
Author: Kathy MacMillan
Release Date: January 19th, 2016
Pages: 384
Publisher: HarperTeen
Formats: Hardcover, eBook, audiobook
Find it: Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iBooks
Raisa was just a child when she was sold to work as a slave in the kingdom of Qilara. Despite her young age, her father was teaching her to read and write, grooming her to take his place as a Learned One. In Qilara, the Arnathim, like Raisa, are the lowest class, and literacy is a capital offense. What’s more, only the king, prince, tutor, and tutor-in-training are allowed to learn the very highest order language, the language of the gods. So when the tutor-in-training is executed for teaching slaves this sacred language, and Raisa is selected to replace her, Raisa knows any slipup on her part could mean death.
Keeping her secret is hard enough, but the romance that’s been growing between her and Prince Mati isn’t helping matters. Then Raisa is approached by the Resistance—an underground army of slave rebels—to help liberate Arnath slaves. She wants to free her people, but that would mean aiding a war against Mati. As Raisa struggles with what to do, she discovers a secret that the Qilarites have been hiding for centuries—one that, if uncovered, could bring the kingdom to its knees.
Advance praise for Sword and Verse:
“I was completely enthralled by the fascinating and unique world that Kathy MacMillan has created. The depth and skill she demonstrates with her ability to build an original mythology based on words and the power of language are highly unusual for a first-time novelist and I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough.” – National Book Award finalist Franny Billingsley
“A tense, romantic fantasy epic about prejudice, political struggle, and the power of words, SWORD AND VERSE kept me guessing at every turn. Kathy MacMillan is a writer to watch.” — R.J. Anderson, Andre Norton Award-nominated author of Ultraviolet
“Fans of Megan Whalen Turner will enjoy MacMillan’s debut novel…MacMillan explains the complicated political twists and turns clearly, and her characterizations are layered and believable.” — Publishers Weekly
“Literacy becomes the key to liberation in a thoughtful debut fantasy.” — Kirkus Reviews
“MacMillan’s love of learning, knowledge, and literacy shapes both plot and character development, while raising ethical questions with no easy answers. Beneath what appears to be a romantic fantasy, discerning readers will find complex, broader issues among the predictable comforts of the genre.” — Booklist
“MacMillan has created a believable world, complete with its own mythology.” — School Library Journal
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