Where is this place? When? Is it past? Future? Another planet? Why would the academy train so many soldiers? Who is their enemy, if not just each other? Why is the Commandant so evil? She’s just a caricature of evilness for the sake of evilness. Why live at all, if the horrible future is the same no matter what you do? He seems ready enough to believe the Augurs’ vision of his future as something unavoidable. But that’s about all I know about her–she’s terrified.Įlias isn’t much better. It makes sense that she would be terrified. She’s trained as an herbalist, not as a fighter. I appreciate that Laia is frightened and makes mistakes. The characters are stiff, and I didn’t feel any emotional connection at all. I only read about half of this book, and I honestly struggled to get that far. Once again, I have been foiled by my own high expectations. Elias is one of four graduates selected to compete in The Trials, the winner of which will become the next Emperor. As a slave, Laia meets Elias, son of The Commandant and recent academy graduate. Laia allows herself to be sold as a slave to The Commandant–the brutal leader of the military training academy. The Rebellion leaders agree to help Laia–if she will spy for them. When Laia’s older brother is captured by the Empire, Laia begs The Rebellion for help in getting him back.
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