Andraste, the daughter of an elfin prince and fairy queen is Fate's Beloved, blessed with an incredible prophecy naming her as the one who can vanquish the Abatu Empire. She has spent her life preparing for the day when she would leave her homeland and fulfill her destiny. That day has come, but there are a few things Andraste doesn't know. Her prophecy is a carefully-constructed lie, and beneath the beauty and civilization of her mother's fairy country, there lie ancient prejudices and secrets. Traitors live within the castle walls, but Andraste can't help but wonder who's worse: the vampire empress conquering the world, or the deceitful fairies she's fighting to save.
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Marisa Mills (pronounced muh-ree-suh, and known as Reese to her relatives), is a native Tennessean, presently living in Gulf Shores, Alabama. She has written and published various short stories, poems, and novels. A jack of all trades, master of none, she is a writer, artist, photographer, dancer, kick boxer, baker, and occasional cashier girl. She is easily recognizable from her eccentric personality (and equally eccentric hair), and she can often be found dancing around in public fountains, making lame jokes, talking to complete strangers, and scoping out exciting things to do and try. Her favorite genre is fantasy, which she most often writes in, though she also writes horror, science fiction, historical fiction, and romance. More information about her can be found at: www.marisamills.webs.com
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
It's rare I read a book where the fantasy world created for the story seems so believable I forget that I live on earth. With Andraste, the world that the author created was believable and very exciting. It was a treat to learn about the different lands, customs, traditions, types of people, their powers and etcetera. It was as if I walked side by side the main character while she traveled throughout the pages of the book.
The fate of the fairies rest on the shoulders of a young fairy named Andraste whose world is not as it seems. This book has several twists and turns that leads Andraste through a life she never dreamed of or expected especially when it comes to fighting the vampire empress who is determined to conquer the world.
I would highly recommend this book for so many reasons but this is just of the few reasons why.
1) The world that Marisa, the author, crafted was fantastic and clever.
2) The book is very fast-paced and sucks you in from the start.
3) The whole cast of characters (good and bad) strengthen the story's plot. I loved learning about each and everyone of them.
4) Who doesn't love a good fantasy when there's a mystery to be solved?
5) Did I mention it's about fairies? I love fairies.
Now there is one tiny thing I had an issue with and it's so minor it didn't have too much of an effect on my overall rating.
In the beginning I found it slightly difficult to follow along because I was trying to remember who was who, where they came from and were they good or bad. But after a very short while I caught on and loved the book. Other people may not find this an issue.
I'm actually going to enjoy reading more from this author.
The fate of the fairies rest on the shoulders of a young fairy named Andraste whose world is not as it seems. This book has several twists and turns that leads Andraste through a life she never dreamed of or expected especially when it comes to fighting the vampire empress who is determined to conquer the world.
I would highly recommend this book for so many reasons but this is just of the few reasons why.
1) The world that Marisa, the author, crafted was fantastic and clever.
2) The book is very fast-paced and sucks you in from the start.
3) The whole cast of characters (good and bad) strengthen the story's plot. I loved learning about each and everyone of them.
4) Who doesn't love a good fantasy when there's a mystery to be solved?
5) Did I mention it's about fairies? I love fairies.
Now there is one tiny thing I had an issue with and it's so minor it didn't have too much of an effect on my overall rating.
In the beginning I found it slightly difficult to follow along because I was trying to remember who was who, where they came from and were they good or bad. But after a very short while I caught on and loved the book. Other people may not find this an issue.
I'm actually going to enjoy reading more from this author.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
I loved this story. The characters are creative; there are even never-before-seen races and species! The setting is also original, detailed and captivating.
Andraste is a Nymphian warrior princess prophesied to become a queen capable of uniting the tribes and races of her world and defeating the evil vampire empress currently terrorizing and enslaving race after race. On her journey to the capital, Andraste visits each tribe in order to solidify alliances and gather troops. Each tribe sends its own leader to accompany her and lead their own soldiers.
These characters' personalities vary greatly, reflecting the customs, beliefs and socially acceptable behaviors of their people. It's disappointing that more wasn't written about the dynamics of these relationships. This is my main problem with the book. The characters are military leaders, each accustomed to his/her own way of life. It's unreasonable that these leaders and warriors would all behave as children/teens, but sadly, that is the case.
Andraste's own cousin and right hand behaves as if she's going to prom, not war, throughout the story. She's very ditzy and superficial, always babbling about whether the "boys" are handsome, who should date each other, fashion, hairstyles, etc. This is a warrior who's lost an eye; she should behave like an experienced warrior and help Andraste plan for what's to come. Instead, she's Barbie.
Very few characters display a maturity level appropriate for an adult. It's like high school kids putting on a play about war.
If Ms. Mills had taken her own work more seriously, given her characters a little depth, this could have been a saga to rival the likes of Terry Goodkind's 12 book "The Sword of Truth" series. Even as it is, the story and setting are strong enough to balance the characters' superficiality and still give us a decent reading experience. It's just a shame the potential for greatness wasn't realized.
Andraste is a Nymphian warrior princess prophesied to become a queen capable of uniting the tribes and races of her world and defeating the evil vampire empress currently terrorizing and enslaving race after race. On her journey to the capital, Andraste visits each tribe in order to solidify alliances and gather troops. Each tribe sends its own leader to accompany her and lead their own soldiers.
These characters' personalities vary greatly, reflecting the customs, beliefs and socially acceptable behaviors of their people. It's disappointing that more wasn't written about the dynamics of these relationships. This is my main problem with the book. The characters are military leaders, each accustomed to his/her own way of life. It's unreasonable that these leaders and warriors would all behave as children/teens, but sadly, that is the case.
Andraste's own cousin and right hand behaves as if she's going to prom, not war, throughout the story. She's very ditzy and superficial, always babbling about whether the "boys" are handsome, who should date each other, fashion, hairstyles, etc. This is a warrior who's lost an eye; she should behave like an experienced warrior and help Andraste plan for what's to come. Instead, she's Barbie.
Very few characters display a maturity level appropriate for an adult. It's like high school kids putting on a play about war.
If Ms. Mills had taken her own work more seriously, given her characters a little depth, this could have been a saga to rival the likes of Terry Goodkind's 12 book "The Sword of Truth" series. Even as it is, the story and setting are strong enough to balance the characters' superficiality and still give us a decent reading experience. It's just a shame the potential for greatness wasn't realized.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
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The daughter of a fairy queen and elfin prince who's charged with an amazing prophecy, Andraste, is a serious young warrior princess. In the first opening chapters we see Andraste and her upbeat cousin, Radiance, readying to attend a court party. Obviously its a social event to present everyone with the warrior princess.
Andraste remains dispirited for the evening though being aware of the prophecy that mentions she will be the downfall of the Abutu empire run by evil vampire Empress Sarai and bring peace to the land of Nymphia, Latlan, and other mystical lands in Magick. Towards the middle of the party we see that some type of of serpent shapeshifters have been sent from the Abatu Empire by the command of Empress Sarai who is actually Andraste's aunt but its mentioned she has embraced dark magic guarded by some dieties trusted by the Magick inhabitants in the world of Andraste. Andraste with Radiance know that the time has come to fulfill the prophecy that was created by her mother, Queen Rhiannon of Lumounisia. The serpent shapeshifters are soon fended off with the help off a new friend of the court and the late queen's ambassador. Elvin who is known as the son of a ambitious conquering general who Andraste's mother died almost at the hands while she waged war as he tried to take Lumounisia.
Andraste, comes to know Elvin who for the most part is helping her with politics at court and to also help her fulfill the prophecy to bring down the Abutu Empire. Andraste doesn't believe him at all and we really see her struggle throughout the novel by being in his presence. Nonetheless, she has to fulfill her destiny and journey with Elvin as well as others to gain allies in the war against the Empress Sarai. Even with allies Andraste's fight almost proves impossible and the journey to triumph along the way will bring some rather shocking revelations about the prophecy of Fate's beloved.
Having never read a novel from the line of Hydra Publications wasn't sure what to expect in terms of a quality novel. Once got into Andraste found that the book had a beautiful cover and story that is entirely worthy of attention. Marissa Mills has a really diverse voice. Noticed that for Andraste she has a strong sense of duty but she's not always formal since she does have her own personalities. Oh and Radiance, she was an amazingly talkative duchess and cousin of Andraste. Her upbeat and really talkative personality you can find amusing or irritating at times. While Elvin is such a straitlaced half-siren who can ocassionaly be truly naive. You know the type that is overly caring of others and is too trusting. General Adair of Naeda who's a huge supporter of Elvin is rather interesting and Lady Clara who Elvin holds dear. We get to see a lot of struggles the characters go through but Andraste's perspective dominates the story most of all with fear but a strong look toward the prophecy about her. Mill's writing is something you can relate to well in fantasy really building a amazing magical world where evil comes in the the form of war that contains an intricate world of creatures and their cultures. Her voice as a writer is multi-faceted meaning that she can take up different character point of views within the story and they all seem different. While her writing as a whole is very addicting there's more that's admirable like the fighting scenes. They come alive in quality building.
Andraste in regard to its fantasy take is unique since there are fairies, elves, and ,yes, even unicorns present. There are mentions of the unicorn nation of Firelapsia and titles of unicorns such as Lead Stallion Sunfire and Chestnut. There's more still. Andraste leaves off with Elvin fighting some dark magic connected to a gem known as the Dark Elegem guarded by Oishea, Guardian of Dark Magic. A lot is at work in Andraste that Mills really did a fine job at.
Hope to see more of Andraste, Elvin, Radiance, General Valiant, Chestnut, Sunfire, and Wildfire in hopefully future novels sonce there seemed to be a possibility for continuation.
There is no doubt abou it, Andraste, is a very different fantasy novel that deserves a chance from any fantasy lover. The dialogue in Andraste will pull you in.
Overall: Amazing read!
Genre: Fantasy
The daughter of a fairy queen and elfin prince who's charged with an amazing prophecy, Andraste, is a serious young warrior princess. In the first opening chapters we see Andraste and her upbeat cousin, Radiance, readying to attend a court party. Obviously its a social event to present everyone with the warrior princess.
Andraste remains dispirited for the evening though being aware of the prophecy that mentions she will be the downfall of the Abutu empire run by evil vampire Empress Sarai and bring peace to the land of Nymphia, Latlan, and other mystical lands in Magick. Towards the middle of the party we see that some type of of serpent shapeshifters have been sent from the Abatu Empire by the command of Empress Sarai who is actually Andraste's aunt but its mentioned she has embraced dark magic guarded by some dieties trusted by the Magick inhabitants in the world of Andraste. Andraste with Radiance know that the time has come to fulfill the prophecy that was created by her mother, Queen Rhiannon of Lumounisia. The serpent shapeshifters are soon fended off with the help off a new friend of the court and the late queen's ambassador. Elvin who is known as the son of a ambitious conquering general who Andraste's mother died almost at the hands while she waged war as he tried to take Lumounisia.
Andraste, comes to know Elvin who for the most part is helping her with politics at court and to also help her fulfill the prophecy to bring down the Abutu Empire. Andraste doesn't believe him at all and we really see her struggle throughout the novel by being in his presence. Nonetheless, she has to fulfill her destiny and journey with Elvin as well as others to gain allies in the war against the Empress Sarai. Even with allies Andraste's fight almost proves impossible and the journey to triumph along the way will bring some rather shocking revelations about the prophecy of Fate's beloved.
Having never read a novel from the line of Hydra Publications wasn't sure what to expect in terms of a quality novel. Once got into Andraste found that the book had a beautiful cover and story that is entirely worthy of attention. Marissa Mills has a really diverse voice. Noticed that for Andraste she has a strong sense of duty but she's not always formal since she does have her own personalities. Oh and Radiance, she was an amazingly talkative duchess and cousin of Andraste. Her upbeat and really talkative personality you can find amusing or irritating at times. While Elvin is such a straitlaced half-siren who can ocassionaly be truly naive. You know the type that is overly caring of others and is too trusting. General Adair of Naeda who's a huge supporter of Elvin is rather interesting and Lady Clara who Elvin holds dear. We get to see a lot of struggles the characters go through but Andraste's perspective dominates the story most of all with fear but a strong look toward the prophecy about her. Mill's writing is something you can relate to well in fantasy really building a amazing magical world where evil comes in the the form of war that contains an intricate world of creatures and their cultures. Her voice as a writer is multi-faceted meaning that she can take up different character point of views within the story and they all seem different. While her writing as a whole is very addicting there's more that's admirable like the fighting scenes. They come alive in quality building.
Andraste in regard to its fantasy take is unique since there are fairies, elves, and ,yes, even unicorns present. There are mentions of the unicorn nation of Firelapsia and titles of unicorns such as Lead Stallion Sunfire and Chestnut. There's more still. Andraste leaves off with Elvin fighting some dark magic connected to a gem known as the Dark Elegem guarded by Oishea, Guardian of Dark Magic. A lot is at work in Andraste that Mills really did a fine job at.
Hope to see more of Andraste, Elvin, Radiance, General Valiant, Chestnut, Sunfire, and Wildfire in hopefully future novels sonce there seemed to be a possibility for continuation.
There is no doubt abou it, Andraste, is a very different fantasy novel that deserves a chance from any fantasy lover. The dialogue in Andraste will pull you in.
Overall: Amazing read!
Genre: Fantasy
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1.0 out of 5 stars
A long forgotten freebie...too bad I found it.
Wow this book was bad. I picked it up as a freebie a long time ago and only recently found it languishing away in the back of my kindle. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Franklin
5.0 out of 5 stars
A fantastic read for fantasy lovers
I enjoyed this book immensely. Andraste is a fantasy novel like I've never seen before. Whenever I told someone about it, I called it a elf/fairy coming-of-age fantasy novel... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Erin Danzer
3.0 out of 5 stars
Mildly Acceptable
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Published 9 months ago by Kirae712
5.0 out of 5 stars
It's a new world
Imagine a world sucked into war and now the young adults have to save it. At the same time, they are forced to learn that their childhood days are gone. Read more
Published 11 months ago by James W. Peercy
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good story, but ending is a setup for a sequel
I found this book difficult to read at times (sometimes the transitions are confusing), nevertheless it kept my attention and overall I did enjoy it. Read more
Published 11 months ago by M. Pasztor
4.0 out of 5 stars
Complex, subtle and very addictive!
Unexpected.
After reading the summary, I expected to dive into a fairy world close to the one invented by Julie Kagawa in "The Iron King". Read more
After reading the summary, I expected to dive into a fairy world close to the one invented by Julie Kagawa in "The Iron King". Read more
Published 11 months ago by luciefuentes
5.0 out of 5 stars
awesome
This book was so different from others I have read that I just loved it. I really wish she would write another to continue it.
Published 13 months ago by Sharon G. Mandeville
1.0 out of 5 stars
Worst book I ever read!
The only reason I even finished reading it is that I am hopelessly optomistic! Not only is it very poorly proofed and edited, but the characters are superficial and... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Wyldrowan
4.0 out of 5 stars
Looking for the rest of the story!!
Loved the book. Finished it in one day! Now I am looking for the sequel the the ending!! The characters flow relatively easily. Read more
Published 15 months ago by M. McKeever
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remarkably clever story
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Published 15 months ago by Sharon
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Once upon a time, October 9, 1992 to be exact, in a kingdom far, far away-- okay, scratch that. It's too cliche. Once upon um, once, in the state of Tennessee there was born a princess (okay, so the United States isn't a monarchy nor was she a princess, but just roll with it). This princess was unlike any other. She wasn't graceful with a charming voice or beautiful. However, she was very strange, no, odd, no, quirky. Okay, so she was strange.
Her parents sought wisdom from the girl's fairy godmother, who after pondering for many minutes, came to a solution. The fairy waved her hand and using the magic of money, poofed a laptop into the room. "Will this make our daughter normal?" the mother asked.
"No," replied the fairy godmother, "But she won't bother you anymore. You can just let her stay in her room and pretend she's normal."
And so they did.
Afterwards, the young girl penned several very bad novels and one not-so-bad one (which was rather fond of) named Andraste, which was published by Hydra Publications in 2011. She wrote a lot of short stories and poems, too, but no one ever asks about those.
Her parents sought wisdom from the girl's fairy godmother, who after pondering for many minutes, came to a solution. The fairy waved her hand and using the magic of money, poofed a laptop into the room. "Will this make our daughter normal?" the mother asked.
"No," replied the fairy godmother, "But she won't bother you anymore. You can just let her stay in her room and pretend she's normal."
And so they did.
Afterwards, the young girl penned several very bad novels and one not-so-bad one (which was rather fond of) named Andraste, which was published by Hydra Publications in 2011. She wrote a lot of short stories and poems, too, but no one ever asks about those.
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