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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. While this still doesn't quite match the first book, I found this more engaging than the second. The third and last book in the Great Alta Saga, this one is just as full of exciting adventure as the first ones. Yolen's writing is once again brilliant as she effectively writes in different voices as she tells the story, the tale, the legend, the myth, the history, the song, the ballad, and all the rest. Excellent! (  ) thioviolight | Feb 25, 2008 |  Gripping, and surprising conclusion to the Great Alta trilogy. When Queen Jenna chooses her adopted daughter to succeed her in fulfillment of prophecy, instead of her own son Jem, the fate of her people will hang in the balance when he decides to "take what is his." Great adventure, strong dialog and memorable characters make this trilogy a complete pleasure to read! (  ) jshillingford | Aug 13, 2007 | I love Jane Yolen, but I find this to be the weakest book I've ever read that she has written. It is unfulfilling, with wishy-washy, unlikable characters, written in an uncompelling style, and never once do you feel any real connection to the world this takes place in. In addition to these problems (which are so rare for Yolen), the book really requires that you read the previous books ("Sister Light and Sister Dark" and "White Jenna" in that order) before you can read this one. That disconnect makes delving into this world even more difficult. A final note is that while the book seems to advertise itself as a young queen coming into her own, the first half of the book is really a mother's story, and the latter half is barely spent with the decidely uncharismatic heroine. The book has no real focus, which adds to the very frustrating reading experience. DEFINITELY a library rental; don't waste cash on it. (  ) CornerDemon | Jun 5, 2007 |  no reviews | add a review
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In the late 1980s, Yolen produced the first and second volumes of the Chronicles of Great Alta, Sister Light, Sister Dark and White Jenna (also available in the single-volume The Books of Great Alta). Now she has written a self-contained sequel, The One-Armed Queen, which can be enjoyed by both fans and newcomers, by both its intended adult audience and by young-adult readers.
The One-Armed Queen returns to the world of the Dales many years after the warrior queen Jenna has defeated the Dales's great enemy, the kingdom of Garun. Queen Jenna's consort, King Carum, may be dying. Jenna's heir, her adopted daughter Scillia, is in constant conflict with her mother and her role. Jenna's first-born son, the ambitious prince Jemson, believes himself the rightful ruler. And the Garunians will exploit every weakness when they return, bent on conquest of the Dales and destruction of the hated Queen and Goddess. --Cynthia Ward
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