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The Serpent Gift by Lene Kaaberbol
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The Serpent Gift (original 2001; edition 2005)

by Lene Kaaberbol

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As her brother Davin is unjustly confined to a prison and looks for a way to escape, Dina, now twelve years old, meets her father and learns whether she shares his serpent gift of having the ability to give people dreams.
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Title:The Serpent Gift
Authors:Lene Kaaberbol
Info:Hodder Children's Books (2005), Paperback, 432 pages
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The Serpent Gift by Lene Kaaberbøl (2001)

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The series continues to have a strong narrative, with some unexpected new characters and adventures -- new magical forms (blackmaster), and a creepy stepford town in the shadow of yet another dragon stronghold. The depiction of evolving relationships continues to feel authentic and full of nuance. ( )
  jennybeast | Apr 14, 2022 |
Much, much better than the second. Marked improvement. Gold star. There are more events, more suffering for the main characters, more fantasy elements. I was worried it was going to be like a soap opera because the main plot has to do with her dad coming back. You see, little Dina’s shaming power has been on the fritz since she blew out her shame fuses after being kidnapped. But along comes her father who wants to return to her life and teach her the ways of the snake.

It starts as an abhorrent “if they would just talk to each other” kinda story, but it gets better fast. Like the last one, the book is split into Dina and Davin’s (the older brother) narratives. Davin has much more to do this time since he’s not being a prideful twat. His adventure is just as interesting as Dina’s.

This is not a continuous story like “A Song of Ice and Fire”. These books are episodic and don’t have much to do with each other. However we seem to have forgotten why we’re all here in the first place–the exiled prince Nico and his usurping cousin who’s got a bounty on them all. Nico has more than a background role, but I would think there’d be more in this one about retaking his kingdom or escaping the usurpers. But I can’t criticize the book for what I wanted it to be. Only for what it is.

And what it is is a good fantasy/medieval novel. The author redeemed the story enough to put me back on track to reading the next in the series. ( )
  theWallflower | Feb 14, 2019 |
Dina och hennes familjs hyfsat trygga tillvaro på höglandet slås upp och ner när den mystiska mannen med ormens gåva uppenbarar sig. Han som kan folk att se saker som inte finns eller glömma saker som finns där. Honom är Dinas mor livrädd för och därför måste familjen fly hals över huvud för att undkomma. Men vem är han egentligen och vad vill han?

En spännande tredje del i serien om Skämmerskans dotter. Kaaberböl lyckas göra karaktärerna intressanta och genom att berättelsen filtreras växlande genom Dinas och hennes bros Davins perspektiv förstår vi karaktärerna bättre, samtidigt som det ökar spänningen. Exempelvis blir berättelsen om Dinas mystiska beteende och kontakt med sin far betydligt mycket mer spännande när vi ser det genom hennes brors ögon eftersom vi inte riktigt förstår vad som händer. Precis som de andra delarna i serien är boken spännande och beskrivningen av världen känns genomtänkt. Det är spännande utan att bli för långrandigt och boken är precis lagom lång.

Trots att jag blir altmer dålig på att läsa serier så kommer jag utan tvekan att läsa nästa bok också.
  moa.ryrlind | Dec 20, 2012 |
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