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The Katerina Trilogy, Vol. I: The Gathering Storm by [Robin Bridges]

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VOYA said "Bridges could become a worthy successor to Libba Bray with this historical fantasy."Lush and opulent, romantic and sinister, The Gathering Storm, Vol. I in the Katerina Trilogy, reimagines the lives of Russia's aristocracy in a fabulously intoxicating page-turning fantasy.

St. Petersburg, Russia, 1888. As she attends a whirl of glittering balls, royal debutante Katerina Alexandrovna, Duchess of Oldenburg, tries to hide a dark secret: she can raise the dead. No one knows. Not her family. Not the girls at her finishing school. Not the tsar or anyone in her aristocratic circle. Katerina considers her talent a curse, not a gift. But when she uses her special skill to protect a member of the Imperial Family, she finds herself caught in a web of intrigue.

An evil presence is growing within Europe's royal bloodlines—and those aligned with the darkness threaten to topple the tsar. Suddenly Katerina's strength as a necromancer attracts attention from unwelcome sources . . . including two young men—George Alexandrovich, the tsar's standoffish middle son, who needs Katerina's help to safeguard Russia, even if he's repelled by her secret, and the dashing Prince Danilo, heir to the throne of Montenegro, to whom Katerina feels inexplicably drawn.

The time has come for Katerina to embrace her power, but which side will she choose—and to whom will she give her heart?

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12 - 15 years
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402 pages
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English
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7 - 9
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Delacorte Press
Publication date

January 10, 2012
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"An atmospheric vampire tale."--Kirkus Reviews

"Bridges could become a worthy successor to Libba Bray with this historical fantasy."--VOYA

"Bridges delivers an imaginative, complex blend of history and magic."--Publishers Weekly

"The plot is rich and intriguing."--School Library Journal

"This alluring fantasy gives fans of the Luxe series a new society to enter, albeit with some fear."--Booklist

--This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

About the Author

ROBIN BRIDGES makes her YA debut with The Gathering Storm, Volume I in the Katerina Trilogy.

--This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004X6PRLY
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Delacorte Press (January 10, 2012)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 10, 2012
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3423 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 402 pages
Lending ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled

Best Sellers Rank: #540,513 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #162 in Children's European Historical Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #242 in Teen & Young Adult European Historical Fiction eBooks
- #254 in Children's Royalty Books (Kindle Store)

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CarrotCake

Plot Kept Me Reading, MC Made Me Want to Put It Down

Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2016

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I thought the author did a wonderful job capturing the nuances of Russian Royal life in the late 1800s. You can tell a lot of research went into this. I loved the concept of a girl fighting for her education- Katiya's wanting to be a doctor is one of the reasons I was drawn to this book. Unfortunately, I never connected with her. I couldn't keep up with who was who--everyone had titles, family names, nicknames, I was lost most of the time trying to recall who was who and how they were related to her. I realize this is a Russian custom, not something the author did on a whim, I'm just saying I couldn't keep up.

She wanted to be a doctor but all she really seemed to do about it was remind folks of that fact and get upset if people pish-poshed the idea. She didn't really DO all that much. When Miechen, Grand Duchess, Maria Pavlovna (all the same person, see what I mean?) needed medical attention quickly, instead of staying to help, Katiya (Katerina Alexandra Maria Von Holstein-Gottorp, Duchess of Oldenburg) ran to get her prone-to-hysteria mother. Then when Katiya was accepted to medical school, she was ready to give it up. I never saw the passion, the drive, the sincerity, in her character so she was never fully actualized to me.

The plot kept me reading. I just wanted to find out what the heck was going on with all the vampires and undead.

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Tsarist Russia on shrooms - and you'll love it!

Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2012

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There's something about tsarist Russia. Something crazily enticing, if you ask me. All the glamour, the balls, the royalty, the intrigue, the balls, the murderous vampires... Wait, what?

Oh, didn't you know? Besieged by dark creatures, those communist-ancestors were. Their high society was divided in the Light Court, where humans and other nice paranormal people belonged, and the Dark Court, where the baddies swarm. Ok, well, maybe real tsarist Russia wasn't like this, but who cares? Robin Bridges' version of it is and it makes for such fun I could barely keep myself from blowing over its 390 pages in a day.

Katerina Alexandrovna is a great character, and I felt like seeing the world through her eyes was very beneficial to the story, especially since she was a good narrator capable of reminding me who was who at the right times - and let me tell you, there were a boatload of people in tsarist Russia. Those people were, to make it even more complicated, all cousins or related to some other degree, and I suspect that had I focused on keeping track of everybody, I would've most likely flipped.

I was too busy entranced with the intense - intense, in block-lettered neon lights, seriously - mythology created by Robin Bridges to care about keeping track of Royal families, and what work this woman must have put into her mythology. I'm pretty sure I didn't fully grasp the depth of all the kinds of vampire families that sprawled across Europe at the time, but it says something about the book that I didn't even stop to catch my breath and wonder if I was missing something.

This book wasn't perfect, of course, but it drew me in so deep I couldn't help but love it. Although some people might argue Katerina's sudden falling for George was a bit odd, I, for one, was squealing with joy - and for someone who reads bad YA romance hurting his eyes from so much eye-rolling, that's a lot. I loved the dark aspects of it, and how its pace never let up but knew when to slow down and when to go at breakneck speed.

I do think Katerina's powers as a necromancer can be vastly expanded on, but far from me to tell Robin Bridges to make her mythology even more complex. I can't wait to see what comes next.

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ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT!!!!!

Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2015

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I am 13 years old, and I've read every book in this series. I cannot express to you how much I absolutely love these books. I recommend this to everyone!!! If you love historical fiction, and not a boring history book, an interesting, intriguing, beautifully written, with magic, and a little romance, book, this is the book for you. One way I describe this series, is un-put-down-able. Seriously. These books are not just a read one time and then you're done books, you can reread them and reread them to your hearts content. I'm rereading the series The Katerina Trilogy, right now, and I still love it. I think this series deserves an award of some kind. You must buy this book and try it because I just love, love, LOVE the series!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The mix of royalty, romance, paranormal creatures, spells, and history is fantastic. The series is incredible!

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Megan Bostic

Awesome Debut

Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2012

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First things first, Ms. Bridges did a ton of research in writing this novel. The way the characters speak is authentic 19th century Russian. The author even explains that in the first pages of the book. It will not be how you're used to people speaking. Get over it, because if you don't, you're missing out on a great book.

Katerina is a duchess who also happens to be a necromancer, a gift she sees as a curse and wishes to hide from the rest of the world. Soon her secret gets out and there are those who want and need her for her power. She finds herself in a tug of war not only between the courts of dark and light, but also between a dark prince and the grand duke. When her life and that of her family are threatened, she knows she must make a choice to save those she loves and Russia.

Will she side with the dark, from where her black magic originates, or the light, where she yearns to belong?

Ms. Bridges does a beautiful job of describing 19th century Russian royalty. She really draws you into Katerina's world of palaces, balls, tradition, gallantry, and beautiful jewel encrusted gowns.

But then I love how she throws in the paranormal element. Katerina's world isn't all sovereignty and glamour, there's also faerie sight, vampires, werewolves, and sorceresses to contend with. Oh yeah and the threat of an undead army.

The writing is as elegant as the setting of the story, enchanting me throughout. Katerina is a heroine worthy of rooting for. Ms. Bridges ended this first book of a trilogy perfectly and I cannot wait until the second book comes out.

Wonderful debut!

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