The Shamer's Daughter (The Shamer Chronicles, #1)

by Lene Kaaberbol

Who dares look into her eyes? The Shamer is feared and resented for her power to unmask the soul's darkest secrets and crimes. Dina has inherited this gift from her mother, but to her it feels more like a curse.

Dina's mother has just begun to teach her how to use her power when she is called away by the Court of the Ravens, to aid in the detection of the murderer of four members of the royal family. Dina's mother does not return. Instead, Dina is fetched by a stranger, Drakan; finding him able to look into her eyes calmly and innocently, she goes with him.

But, arriving at the House of the Ravens, she finds her mother captive, and she herself no more than a pawn in a terrifying game of blackmail. Terrified, Dina escapes. But she is pitted against an implacable enemy: Drakan and his army of dragons...

• ISBN10: 0805081119
• ISBN13: 9780805081114
• Publish Date: 3 October 2006 (first published 13 June 2002)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 6 March 2024
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: St Martin's Press
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 240
• Language: English

Reviews

[boghunden]

This is almost a Danish Children's Classic. It's been so long sine I read this book that all I can remember is Dina's "eyes of shame."

The setting gives me a medieval feeling, which is part of what I like. It helps simplify the story, because there's no technology to consider. It's all action. And the plot is very actionpacked, it's filled with dragons, supernatural things and how you treat people. It'll also make for a great read aloud-story. It's absolutely beautiful!

The characters are so simple, which goes very well with this simple children's story. The characters end up being your friends along the way.