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Loading... The False Prince (edition 2012)by Jennifer A. Nielsen, Charlie McWade (Narrator)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Great YA! Would appeal to girls and boys both. ( ) Perhaps this really deserves 4 stars, as I couldn't stop listening once I got started! The plot was somewhat predictable but otherwise this was an enjoyable adventure/fantasy story about a nobleman plotting to put an orphan on the throne in the guise of the missing (and presumed dead) prince after the rest of the royal family has all died from poisoning. Sort of a YA boys version of the Yule Brynner movie Anastasia... Charlie McWade does a fine job with the narration. CW: Well I am pleasantly surprised! I enjoyed the storyline quite a lot and it moved along at a good pace. Yes it could have done with a few more swashbuckling kind of moments but it seems like it is setting up for some good action in the rest of the series. I liked the characters well enough to feel invested although they did feel like the stereotypical villains and good guys. However, this book will be good for NZ Year 9 students at the start of their reading journey. I am going to order a second copy to add to the booktalk collection as I can see it having some appeal for adventure lovers. no reviews | add a review
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In the country of Carthya, a devious nobleman engages four orphans in a brutal competition to be selected to impersonate the king's long-missing son in an effort to avoid a civil war. No library descriptions found.
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