Thursday, January 20, 2005
The Purple Emporer by Herbie Brennan
A 12 year old friend and I were thrilled to see The Purple Emporer at the Indie bookstore. We were a little low on money so we shared the $17.95 cost. My friend kicked in more money than I did so she got to read it first. Waily, waily, waily! (oops, wrong book)
The Purple Emporer is sequel to Faerie Wars which I blogged about last September. The person I thought would be the traitor in Faerie Wars but wasn't looks like a prime suspect in Purple Emporer but (sigh) again is innocent. Darn! I want that person to be bad.
The Purple Emporer takes up very soon after Faerie Wars ended. Pyrgus is awaiting his coronation (with the purple magic embedded crown) and his father's body lies in State. Henry has been sent for from our world to stand at Pyrgus' side during the coronation but he has run into some problems. Henry is really looking forward to seeing Blue again. Pyrgus' sister, Blue, is alerted to a possible threat against a family member and rushes to protect Pyrgus. They are together when they are shown, in the flesh, that the King is no longer dead. Things are not back to normal; things are worse than ever!
There are lots of complications both personal and political and some of our favorite baddies return. Love is in the air in more than one relationship but responsibilities come first. Some people, animals, and items that were casually mentioned in the first book are given more depth in Purple Emporer.
At the risk of giving away some of the story I mention that there is the suspicion that Pyrgus eventually kills his father. This is seen as a release for the King and may be a point that leads to further discussion of the issue.
The Purple Emporer is sequel to Faerie Wars which I blogged about last September. The person I thought would be the traitor in Faerie Wars but wasn't looks like a prime suspect in Purple Emporer but (sigh) again is innocent. Darn! I want that person to be bad.
The Purple Emporer takes up very soon after Faerie Wars ended. Pyrgus is awaiting his coronation (with the purple magic embedded crown) and his father's body lies in State. Henry has been sent for from our world to stand at Pyrgus' side during the coronation but he has run into some problems. Henry is really looking forward to seeing Blue again. Pyrgus' sister, Blue, is alerted to a possible threat against a family member and rushes to protect Pyrgus. They are together when they are shown, in the flesh, that the King is no longer dead. Things are not back to normal; things are worse than ever!
There are lots of complications both personal and political and some of our favorite baddies return. Love is in the air in more than one relationship but responsibilities come first. Some people, animals, and items that were casually mentioned in the first book are given more depth in Purple Emporer.
At the risk of giving away some of the story I mention that there is the suspicion that Pyrgus eventually kills his father. This is seen as a release for the King and may be a point that leads to further discussion of the issue.
# posted by JJ @ 5:52 PM 
