Bloodmaiden
Bloodmaiden
Bloodmaiden
Christine E Schulze
Zale. Gauthier. Varden. These three dynasties... They all sound like something out of an ancient, oriental myth or fairy tale. The concept of humans and dragons helping and living in harmony with one another, without fear. To me, that's exactly what they are. A distant dream only read of, whispered secretly, quietly yearned for. For, you see, I am the new Quelda of Tynan. These words echo the mystery, horror, and romance found within Schulze's fantasy novel. Along with her new husband, Chalom, Crislin must choose to embrace cruel tradition, run from it, or stand against it. The young couple's only hope is to rally the help of the three peaceful dragon dynasties of Sulaimon-but tradition is not on their side, even outside the realm of Tynan. The dragons outside Tynan's borders have been rumored as too stubborn and proud to believe their Tynanian brothers would commit such horrors as inflicted upon the Quelda. Gaining their aid is not a likely hope. Yet, any hope at all is valued in Tynan... If they are to stand a chance of bringing cruel tradition to a permanent end, Crisilin and Chalom must brave the constant, consuming blizzards of the Ever-white. They must brave the three dynasties and the challenges awaiting there. Together, they must convince the dragon emperors to allow them access to the shrines which house the sacred Aria - protective strands of music which may be able to disperse the evil from Tynan and unite the four dynasties of Sulaimon as a whole once again. Their only aid stems from a sprite whose moods are as unstable as her magic, a young minstrel, and a mysterious fox. Despite the odds, such plans are daring, dangerous, unprecedented, but fully possible - if they can escape the Wall first.

Book Details

Genre: 

  • Fantasy

Age Level: 

  • 12 and up
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Crislin has lived in fear her whole life. The realm she has always known as home, Tynan, is a poor, starving land with a terrible tradition. Every year a new Quelda is choosen. She and her husband live in the palace for one year until the day they are ritually sacraficed. Crislin has a vision of her daughter; the daughter that could be if she escapes the crual hands of Tynan and stops the horrible tradition that haunts every Tynanian. Crislin escapes with her husband and goes on a journey to end the terror she has always known.

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The main character starts out in a room writing about how she wishing she wasn't where she was. She has become the new representitive of the dragons of her country, the Quelda. For some this is a great honor, for most it is a fearful position. Once every nine to twelve months the dragons choose a girl and a boy from the families of their city. They must be the eldest and they must be virgins. The main character is terribly sad because she misses her friend whom she loves. She almost wishes he was there with her but she knows that if he was here with her he would die too.

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