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Heartwood

by Freya Robertson
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Winner of the 2014 Sir Julius Vogel SFFANZ Award for Best Novel.

A dying tree, a desperate quest, a love story, a last stand.

Chonrad, Lord of Barle, comes to the fortified temple of Heartwood for the Congressus peace talks, which Heartwood's holy knights have called in an attempt to stave off war in Anguis. But the Arbor, Heartwood's holy tree, is failing, and because the land and its people are one, it is imperative the nations try to make peace.

After the Veriditas, or annual Greening Ceremony, the Congressus takes place. The talks do not go well and tempers are rising when an army of warriors emerges from the river. After a fierce battle, the Heartwood knights discover that the water warriors have stolen the Arbor's heart. For the first time in history, its leaves begin to fall...

The knights divide into seven groups and begin an epic quest to retrieve the Arbor, and save the land.

File Under: Fantasy [ Heart of Wood | An Epic Quest | Fields of Blood | Knights Abroad ]

From the Trade Paperback edition.

  • Creators

  • Series

    The Elemental Wars

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    October 29, 2013

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780857663870

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9780857663870
      • File size: 960 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      November 15, 2013

      When Chonrad, Lord of Barle, attends peace talks held in the fortified Heartwood temple, he discovers that the Arbor, the land's holy tree, is dying. Now peace is vital to finding a cure for the Arbor. When negotiations collapse and warriors emerge from the river and steal the heart of the tree, the quarreling knights put aside their differences to save the tree. VERDICT With a few echoes of the Terry Brook's "Shannara" series and a nod to the Grail quest stories, New Zealand author Robertson, who has written 20-plus romance novels as Serenity Woods, crafts a world of elemental magic, complete with water-born warriors and enchanted trees. Fans of epic fantasy and quest tales should enjoy this series opener.

      Copyright 2013 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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