The training as well went along at a nice clip and didn’t drag on and on, leaving room for other exploits and adventures. When she is taken from home to a special academy that will train her to fly Kalar, I enjoyed the fact that it didn’t fall into the cliché of school bullies and mean teachers. She has a nice character arc as she discovers her own gifts and opinions, even as she learns new things about her place in the political landscape of the Empire in which she lives. I liked Kalena, the 10 year old protagonist, for her incorrigible nature and indomitable spirit in the face of adversity. This is a great example of a middle-grade novel in a fantasy setting. My Take: This book was provided to me by the author for review. If you found out that you were different from everyone else, what would you do?” And when she cries out to the darkness for help, Kalena is shocked when it answers her back. Kalena, taken from her family and friends finds herself alone and scared in the imperial Stronghold of Darkon. Clarkeīook Description: “”This Hatar Kalar has more natural Talent than any Second Born found in the Empire.”Įvery ten years the Imperium Provosts travel the provinces of the Great Suene Empire and take every second born child as the property of the Emperor. Title & Author: The Kalarthri (The Way to Freedom, Book 1), by H.M.
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