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It has been a busy few weeks for Private Kaylin Neya. In between angling for a promotion, sharing her room with the last living female Dragon and dealing with more refugees than anyone knew what to do with, the unusual egg she'd been given began to hatch. Actually, that turned out to be lucky, because it absorbed the energy from the bomb that went off in her quarters.…
So now might be the perfect time to leave Elantra and journey to the West March with the Barrani. If not for the disappearances of citizens in the fief of Tiamaris—disappearances traced to the very Barrani Kaylin is about to be traveling with…
- Sales Rank: #85473 in eBooks
- Published on: 2012-10-01
- Released on: 2012-10-01
- Format: Kindle eBook
Review
"Readers will embrace this compelling, strong-willed heroine with her often sarcastic voice."
-Publishers Weekly on Cast in Courtlight
"The impressively detailed setting and the book's spirited heroine are sure to charm romance readers as well as fantasy fans who like some mystery with their magic."
-Publishers Weekly on Cast in Secret
"Along with the exquisitely detailed worldbuilding, Sagara's character development is mesmerizing. She expertly breathes life into a stubborn yet evolving heroine. A true master of her craft!"
-RT Book Reviews (4 ½ stars) on Cast in Fury
About the Author
New York Times bestselling author Michelle Sagara writes as both Michelle Sagara and Michelle West; she is also published as Michelle Sagara West. She lives in Toronto with her long-suffering husband and her two children, and to her regret has no dogs.
She can be found @msagara on Twitter or http://msagarawest.wordpress.com
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The worst thing about having a roommate, in Kaylin's opinion—and admittedly after only two weeks—was morning. The fact that this particular roommate was a Dragon didn't help. Bellusdeo was clean, tidy, and ate very little. She didn't actually require sleep, and for the first couple of nights, that had seemed like a good thing because Kaylin's apartment only had one bed. It only had one room.
But around morning number four, which had come on the heels of an urgent mirror message from the Guild of Midwives and a hideously touch-and-go birth, the "good thing" developed the preceding words "too damn much of a…"
Ten days—which included three more emergency calls—later, Kaylin struggled out of bed when the shadows in the room were far too short, and came face-to-face with someone who looked refreshed and annoyingly cheerful. She always looked refreshed and cheerful, but the annoying part had grown with time and familiarity.
It was far too late for breakfast, in part because Kaylin hadn't managed to get to the market the previous day and there was no food in the apartment. So she scrounged for clean clothing, taking what little time she had to tend to the large un-hatched egg she slept wrapped around.
"Kaylin, I think the egg has changed color," Bellusdeo said. She stared at the egg but didn't actually touch it. She did, however, help Kaylin gather the cloth she kept wrapped around it when she left it for the day.
Kaylin, who was still bleary from sleep and fatigued by the work of the previous night, squinted. "Maybe. Do you think—do you think that means it's going to hatch?"
"I don't know. I don't recognize the species of egg."
Kaylin pressed her ear against the shell. She could almost hear something moving within it—but the sound was so faint it might have been due to hopeful imagination. She considered taking the egg into the office with her, remembered that it was magiclesson day, and decided to take the risk of leaving it untended for the afternoon. It was afternoon by this point, so it would be a shorter absence than usual.
Bellusdeo then accompanied Kaylin into work.
Kaylin accepted the barrage of amused mockery her hour of arrival caused with less than her usual grace. She had managed to go almost three weeks without being late. Admittedly on two of those days she'd perambulated around the office like someone doing a good imitation of the walking dead—but she'd been timely walking dead, damn it.
"If you dislike the mockery," Bellusdeo told her as she walked gracefully by Kaylin's side, "why don't you just arrive on time?"
"I need to sleep."
"You don't have to go to the midwives' guildhall."
"If I miss a few hours here in the morning, Marcus snarls at me and I expose my throat for a few minutes. I also win someone some money in the betting pool. If I miss an emergency call from the midwives' guild, someone dies. Guess which is more important?"
Bellusdeo nodded. "We have an etiquette lesson this evening," the Dragon added. It was true. It was also a subtle reminder that Bellusdeo did make Kaylin's life a little easier, because while Lord Diarmat pretty much despised Kaylin, he couldn't openly treat Bellusdeo with contempt, and Bel-lusdeo had an uncanny knack for asking the direct questions that would have caused mortal offense had they come from Kaylin's mouth. In this case, mortal was accurate.
Kaylin grimaced and straightened up. "I have a magic lesson in half an hour."
"With Sanabalis?"
"The same." Kaylin hesitated and then added, "Do you think you could call him Lord Sanabalis?"
"Why? You don't. If you don't, I can hardly see that it will make much difference if I fail to do so."
"It won't make much difference to you. It'll get me in less trouble." She headed toward the reception desk, where Cait-lin was watching their progress down the hall. The mirror dutifully announced the time the minute Kaylin's foot had crossed the threshold. At least it hadn't called her by name.
"Good afternoon, dear," Caitlin said, rising from her chair. "The midwives called you in last night?"
Kaylin nodded. "Marya woke me at two in the morning."
"It was bad?"
"It was very bad; I almost didn't make it in time."
"Did you eat anything before you came here?"
"Yes."
Bellusdeo lifted a lovely golden brow but said nothing. Not that words actually had to be spoken around Caitlin, who pursed her lips.
"Lord Sanabalis is waiting for you."
"Of course he is."
Bellusdeo didn't actually join her for magic lessons; as a member of the Dragon Court—albeit on a technicality—she didn't require them. She did, however, go to Elantran language lessons in the East Room for the duration; the Imperial Palace had ordered two linguists to work with her during that time. What the linguists made of Bellusdeo, Kaylin didn't know; she was just grateful for the few moments in which Bellusdeo was someone else's problem.
"I admit I'm surprised to see you on time, Private," Sanabalis said as she cringed her way through contact with the room's door ward and entered.
"Oh?"
"Given the time at which you left your dwelling last evening, I assumed you would be at least an hour late."
Kaylin sat and folded her arms across her chest. "You're having my apartment watched at two in the morning?"
Sanabalis didn't answer the question. Instead he said, "How is Bellusdeo adapting to life in the City?"
"She hasn't changed much since I spoke to you about it two days ago."
"And have you reconsidered the Emperor's offer to house you in a more suitable location?"
Sadly, she had. On offer was a much, much larger apartment. It was, however, farther from the office, and Kaylin still held on to the faint hope that Bellusdeo would get tired of living in a run-down, single-room apartment with no privacy and choose to move out on her own.
So far, Dragon stubbornness was running neck and neck with human stubbornness. It seemed unfair that only the human was suffering. If they had a larger dwelling, Kaylin could have an entire room to herself, and they would have room for Bellusdeo's Ascendant, a Norannir who would only barely fit through Kaylin's current door—if he crouched. Mag-garon could keep an eye on Bellusdeo, and Kaylin might actually have a day—at work—in which she didn't have the Dragon as her constant companion. As it was, that Ascendant, Maggaron, had been exiled to the Tower in the fief of Tiamaris, and he was very, very glum about the separation.
What she said, however, was "No. We're doing fine." Kaylin's biggest fear was that she would move, lose her small—but affordable—apartment, and have nowhere else to go when Bellusdeo finally decided to move out. Severn had suggested that she pay her rent while staying in the Imperial building, but it galled Kaylin to spend that much money on something she wasn't even using.
She glared at her nemesis, the candle.
Sanabalis folded his hands on the table's surface; it had been newly oiled and waxed, and the Dragon's reflection stared back up at him. "Your etiquette lesson is tonight."
"I know."
"You seem to have survived the previous lessons."
"Yes. So did Diarmat and Bellusdeo."
Sanabalis winced, but he chuckled, as well. "I believe Lord Diarmat is on the edge of repenting his decision to teach you; he may well ask the Arkon to undertake that duty instead."
"But he won't fall over that edge until we've suffered at least as much as he has?"
"Ah, no. I believe he would be more than willing to continue to teach you, but he feels that Bellusdeo is an impediment to your effective absorption of necessary knowledge." Sanabalis nodded at the candle. "Begin."
* * *
The entire department heard her shriek.
Only half of them left their desks to see what had caused it—or at least only half of them were visible when Kaylin threw the door open and tried to run through them into the office. She was bouncing.
"Teela! Tain! I did it!"
"Whatever you did, kittling," Teela replied, "you broke the silence spell that usually protects us from your cursing during class." She glanced pointedly at the warded door. "What do you think you did?"
Kaylin spun and pointed.
The candle's wick was actually burning. She'd been staring at it every class for what felt like years—but couldn't have been more than a couple of months in objective time—and had even cut it in half in a foul mood. Not once in all those months had the damn thing done what it was supposed to do.
But today?
Today she'd almost felt the warmth of fire; she'd grasped and visualized its name. It had taken the better part of an hour to accomplish that much, because it was a large name and parts of it kept sliding out of her grip. It didn't matter; this was the first class she'd had with Sanabalis that hadn't ended in total, frustrating failure.
Lord Sanabalis rose, and Kaylin hesitated, losing a little of her bounce. "You didn't do it, did you? It was me?"
"It was you, Private Neya. And because you've succeeded—once—I will consider today's lesson complete. If you will accompany me?"
"Pardon?"
"I believe Lord Grammayre and Sergeant Kassan would like a few words with you. They did want to speak with you earlier, but I felt the matter could wait until after your lesson."
Yes, because Lord Sanabalis was a Dragon and Lord Grammayre and Sergeant Kassan were only the men responsible for signing off on her pay chit.
Lord Grammayre and Marcus were waiting in the Hawk-lord's Tower. Kaylin, torn between panic at the length of time they'd been made to wait and worry about the topic of discussion, went up the stairs at a brisk clip, as if rushing to her doom. Dragon knowledge of the effective chain of command in the Halls of Law was pretty simple: the Dragon Court's desires took precedence over everything. It was hard to get that wrong. Their knowledge of the finer details, on the other hand—and in particular Kaylin's place in the food chain as a private—left a lot to be desired, especially since their pay and their rank weren't ever going to be at risk. She tried not to resent this as Sanabalis, curse him, practically crawled.
The Tower doors were open, which was a small mercy. Kaylin approached them, the sound of her steps on stone drawing two pairs of distinctive eyes—Leontine and Aerian. Marcus's facial fur was standing on end, and his eyes were orange. The Hawklord's wings were slightly extended, and his eyes were a gray-blue. Had she been a flower, she'd've instantly wilted under that much dry heat. Angry Leontine Sergeant, angry Aerian Commander in Chief, slightly bored Dragon, and panicked human—you could practically call it a racial congress, with humans in their usual position.
Marcus was in such a bad mood that he didn't even mention how late she was; he wasn't in a bad enough mood not to growl when she hesitated in the doorway. She crossed the threshold quickly and offered Lord Grammayre a salute. It was as perfect as she could make it—and if two weeks under the Draconic Lord Diarmat had given her nothing else, it had certainly improved the quality of necessary gestures of respect, not that she was required to salute a member of the Dragon Court.
Lord Sanabalis, as a member of said court, wasn't required to offer a salute to anyone in the Halls of Law. Kaylin wasn't certain what formal gestures of respect he offered the Eternal Emperor, because thankfully she'd never seen the Eternal Emperor—at least not yet. She'd seen the rest of the Dragons interact with each other, and while they were polite and formal when nothing important was being discussed, they didn't spend all day bowing, saluting, or speaking full titles. She now even knew what their full titles were.
"At ease, Private." If an order could be guaranteed to make her feel less at ease, she didn't want to hear it. The Hawklord's tone of voice had enough edge to draw blood. She nodded stiffly and dropped her arms to her sides.
"Lord Sanabalis," the Hawklord continued, "we have news of some import to relay to the Imperial Court."
"Good. Does it involve the current investigation into the Exchequer?"
"It does. We have an unexpected lead. Our subsequent investigations have given us reason to believe it is extremely relevant."
Sanabalis raised a brow. "May I ask the source of that information?"
"You may; it is the only reason Private Neya is currently present."
"I will assume that the lead did not come through the Private."
"No. Not directly. She has been involved as your attache in the fief of Tiamaris for much of the investigation; as she has not yet been released from those duties, she has had no direct involvement in the Exchequer affair."
Lord Sanabalis nodded.
"Even if she is no longer required as frequently in the fief, she appears to be the unofficial minder for the newly arrived Lady Bellusdeo."
Kaylin cringed.
"Private?" Marcus growled.
Kaylin cleared her throat. "She doesn't like to be referred to as Lady Bellusdeo."
"And given her position at the moment, that is understandable. I will endeavor not to cause her the hardship of appropriate Elantran title in future," Lord Grammayre said. "However."
Sanabalis's eyes had shaded to a pale copper. Kaylin wasn't certain what color her eyes would be if human eye color shifted at the whim of mood; given that she was standing near an angry Leontine, an annoyed Dragon, and an unhappy Aerian, it probably wouldn't be good.
"What is Private Neya's involvement?"
The Leontine glared at the Hawklord. The Hawklord pretended not to notice either the glare or the question. "The usual method of paying in Imperial currency for information was rejected; the information, however, was deemed necessary."
"And?"
"The information offered to us came via Lord Nightshade of the fief of Nightshade."
Copper shaded toward orange in the Dragon Lord's eyes. "He offered the information first?"
"Of course not. But he offered some of the information to indicate the importance of the offer."
"And the information he did offer was not sufficient for our investigators?"
"No; if we attempted to investigate thoroughly, we would almost certainly be detected, and any proof of criminal activity would vanish."
"What was the tidbit he dangled?"
"The Office of the Exchequer has been working in conjunction with two highly placed Arcanists. Both," he added, "are Barrani, and both might be in possession of some of the embezzled funds."
Kaylin did not, through dint of will, whistle. She did sneak a glance at Sanabalis; his eyes hadn't gotten any redder, which was a positive sign. On the other hand, Marcus's hadn't gotten any less orange, which was not, given that Marcus now turned the full force of his glare on her. She felt this a tad unfair, given that she'd already warned him what Nightshade would demand in return for the information; she was not, however, feeling suicidal enough to point this out.
"Were you aware, Private, that the leave of absence requested in return for this information would be extensive?"
"…How extensive?"
"The fieflord is asking for a minimum of six weeks if we provide the transport, and a minimum of eight weeks if we do not."
She blinked. After a moment, she said, "Eight weeks?" thinking, as she did, of her rent. "Eight weeks."
"I can't take eight weeks off!"
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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful.
Another great Cast book
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I am a huge Chronicles of Elantra fan. These books have a special place in my heart and on my bookshelf. So be warned, I'm not an unbiased reviewer and I simply adore Kaylin and the rich and detailed Chronicles of Elantra series.
Cast in Peril is the eight entry in the Chronicles of Elantra series. Michelle Sagara has stated on her blog that she views the Cast books as almost episodic in nature, similar to a TV series, each Cast book is an episode. Well Cast in Peril is part one of a two parter.
It's impossible to review Cast in Peril without mentioning events from previous books, I will not spoil Cast in Peril but there will be spoilers from the earlier books. If you haven't read any of the other Cast books, I wouldn't recommend starting here. Read the first book, Cast in Shadow. I think it's still my favourite.
The Cast novels chronicle the adventures of Kaylin Neya. Kaylin is a police investigator, known as a Hawk in the city of Elantra. Elantra is a magical city, populated by several vastly different species, ranging from the arrogant immortal dragons and barrani to the regular and mortal humans. Kaylin is a unique inhabitant of this city, gifted with magical powers she doesn't really understand or particularly care for. In a world where many seek power, Kaylin hides hers, simply seeking to be a Hawk.
The events in Cast in Peril hinge on developments in the earlier novels. The story literally starts off with a bang. The fascinating egg which first appeared in Cast in Chaos finally hatches. And of course, the journey to the West March that Nightshade orchestrated comes to pass.
I really enjoyed Cast in Peril. This book is slightly different in tone to the previous novels, where Kaylin was often in a frantic race to prevent the destruction of Elantra. This is a slower novel, it's a barrani book like Cast in Court. We learn a great deal more about this haughty race and I for one loved it. Teela's story is unexpected and I loved the tantalising glimpses into Nightshade and Severn's pasts. I have enjoyed the slow development and reveal of Kaylin herself and the diverse complex secondary characters that surround her. At times during Cast in Peril, I wanted to slap some of those contrary characters. Poor Kaylin has a rough road, although she does gain some rather unusual champions. Her life just keeps on becoming more complicated. As usual with the Cast books, we only know what Kaylin knows, so there is much mystery. I don't always understand exactly what is going on but that has been the case with all the Cast books. If you enjoyed the previous novels, you will enjoy Cast in Peril. It's a great read and I'm already looking forward to the ninth Cast book, Cast in Sorrow.
My Rating: 8.5/10
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.
I love this series... but, this book felt like it wandered a little.
By Lola Jane
I want to give this book five stars (because I adore the series as a whole and this entry is a very good book, on its own) while I alternately want to give it two stars because the plot/s resolution/s are moving at a glacial pace and this wouldn't be so painful if Michelle Sagara would just WRITE FASTER! This is how much I like this series! There are so many places I am dying to have this series go- so many plot points I want addressed! I am 100% a fan and like all fans (and toddlers, for that matter)- I want to know, NOW! But, I settled on four stars because the series really is excellent (if you can stand the dense and complex plot, the multitude of intriguing plot points whose resolution is just out of reach, the fabulous characters whose mysteries are just out of reach, and the glacial pacing) and this book is a solid addition to the series.
I won't bother to talk to new readers in this review because, while I wholly recommend reading the series, I think the plot is just too dense to recommend this one book. I doubt any reader could get it- I've read them all and I still have to re-read past books because there is no such thing as a minor plot point in this universe. Read all the books- they are a truly fabulous story. Kaylin Neya is one of my all-time favorite characters (this will sound strange but I particularly love her because she is such a well-rendered victim of so much trauma. The author is healing Kaylin throughout the story and it is done in a way that seems natural and gentle. And, you feel so much empathy for the character. She really is so well-done.) The depth to this author's characterizations is really impressive. The intricacies of her consistent world-building are really, really impressive. And, Michelle Sagara is really creative. She has taken familiar elements (to those who read fantasy) and really spun out a fresh and new story that is equally concerned with action, world-building, and characters. The series, as a whole, is one of my desert island reads.
As to this book, in particular. It was really good. A highly enjoyable read. Well-written (as are all the other entries), alternatively joyful and heart-breaking, fascinating in that she always approaches a new angle on her universe, and a well-balanced mix of action and mystery that you absolutely do not get until Kaylin starts to solve it, and Kaylin is one step closer to some sort of peace (the ultimate finale, I'm hoping). However, when a book is number seven in a series it just does not stand on its own- at least, not in my review.
Problems. And, these are more in the way of personal preferences and I wouldn't stop reading this series because of these preferences- so, please take them with a grain of salt because I am not trying to turn any readers away but, rather, attempt to point out where some readers may be dissatisfied with this particular book.
The pace (Dear God! The Pace!)is excruciatingly slow over the course of the series. I think that we are on the seventh book and more should be resolving- I should have some closure on some bits of the big, story-arc ideas rather than just closing each book's individual mystery. Yes, the book has one of the more complex and dense plots I've recently encountered. And, that is a very good thing. But, I (and I think other readers) want something more (as in a cumulative more) and we get disappointed when we finish the book and it hasn't happened yet. I want some resolution of the million outstanding plot points! I can list my wants (they may mirror yours): I want Severn and Kaylin to get some resolution, I want to know Teela's and Tain's story, I want to know if Nightshade is good or bad, I want to know Nightshade's story, I want to know what Ravellon is, I want Kaylin to meet the damned Emperor already, I want to know Severn's lost time as a Wolf, I want to know about the outcaste Dragon, I want to know about Bellusdeo. While I enjoyed this book and I know I'll enjoy the next, I thought I was happily in-the-know on the Consort and the High Lord and the Lord of the West March. I actually care very little about the investigation into the Exchequer. I didn't particularly want another book that wandered into new territory with new characters with new problems that Kaylin had to focus on. I want to resolve some of the outstanding plot points rather than continually face new plots points that may not be resolved for another seven books. Thank you for telling me what was in the egg. However, the egg just showed up! I want to know, with a burning passion, about Severn rather than some Johnny-Come-Lately egg. And, I'd rather read about Teela- a character I've already met and bonded with- than a whole new species (?)- if the Hallione are a species. And, we have a big bad villain out there- the outcaste dragon- and he is my chief interest in villainry in this series.
In addition to the pacing, this book could be considered even slower because it is split in half! Yep, this isn't even the whole story because Kaylin only made about half or three quarters of her journey with the bulk of the mystery and danger(or as we are led to believe) to happen when the regalia occurs. So, it was a bit of a let-down. Yes, the story is very good and that keeps me from being angry and waving a pitchfork. But, at some point, I'm afraid I'll just lose interest and think to check back in a couple of years to see if somethings have been resolved rather than continue the excruciating wait.
As to the split story, I thought it meandered a bit. (Maybe a spoiler in here!) The set-up of the book is that Kaylin is heading to the West March to hear the Barrani's story. Okay. I'll be totally honest, the mystery was well-done. All the disparate parts (and, boy, did they seem unconnected!) were actually woven together in a fairly graceful story. We went from Elantra to Tiamaris to the stops along the way to the West March with all sorts of tiny mysteries cropping up where Kaylin did her Chosen thing. But, on the whole, it felt meandering. I really could have done without each catastrophe at each stop. I could have done without the dangers on the way, I could have done without the whole Exchequer thing. As this was half of a whole book, I wonder what the point of all this is. And, that is not a stopping point I really love especially since I can't pick the story up for another year. Yes, she tied the meandering points together in the end but I could have done without the meandering, at all.
All in all, it was a really good book and a bit of a disappointment. I can't blame the author for creating such a huge story- it is a great story. But, if I am still in the wind-up phase of the overall story-arc, it is getting frustrating. Yes, really deep and thorough books that introduce new and/or facets of a previously introduced species are wildly interesting. But, the story is so very good and I want it to move on. I have bonded with the core characters and every book that makes me wait to get their back-story is making me a little antsy.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Hooked on Michelle Sagara's World
By Robin A
I am a long time Fantasy reader who loves the Anne McCaffrey worlds and Elizabeth Haydon's Harmony series. There are many good ones, and then there are those you know you will keep and re-read on a regular basis. These Elantra Books have joined that select grouping with Robin McKinley's the Blue Sword/Hero in the Crown, Patricia McKillip's books, Tamora Pierce and Meagan Whalen Turner the Thief books.
This is a review of the series:
The Protagonist Kaylin is flawed and miscast in the role of savior of her world. She is angry, not user friendly and says the wrong thing on a regular basis and is constantly asking the questions we the reader want to know. There are Dragons (Oh My!) Lion people and Hawk people and a group that basically are elfs that make up her world and all have more power than she does, yet she is the wildcard the surprise that makes the miracles she performs believable. I also like that it is not dependant on a romance to make the books work nor sex... that is not to say that there is not sexual tension... however when you are trying to survive and you are at the bottom of the food chain in terms of the power hierarchy, sex is not a priority, breathing tomorrow is. When you do not know what you can do with an unknown power and everyone wants a piece of it, you again do not get trapped into vulnerbility like sex since you want to be as much in charge of the little life you have. There ARE two guys... but they help and at times hinder.
However, the mystery of her power, her past which is not written out in the first paragraphs and is instead revealed like breadcrumbs along the way of of her journey of discovery over the series is much more important and interesting. To get in the face of Dragons who are immortal and can kill you in an instant to protect an infant who "might" potentially be a door to great evil when it is grown is much more dynamic and exciting. NO ONE DOES THIS and yet she can't help but fight for those who are powerless. Her compassion and what we would call her humanity is refreshing as the hallmarks of what this world needs in a savior
I read the first book and had to have the next one and inhaled the rest of the series up to where I am now waiting with bated breath for the next in the series. Michelle please write faster!!!!!
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