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In Legend Born: Book One of the Silerian Trilogy Kindle Edition

by Laura Resnick (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 69 ratings
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"I CAN TAKE CARE OF MY ENEMIES, BUT DAR SHIELD ME FROM MY FRIENDS..."

For a thousand years, the mountainous island nation of Sileria, wherein dwells Dar the destroyer goddess, has toiled under the yoke of one foreign conqueror after another. But now, as the empires which surround the Middle Sea battle for supremacy on the mainland, Sileria's long-forgotten dream of independence is reborn in the mystical visions of a fiery young sorcercess. The subjugated nation's perpetually feuding factions make their violent bid for freedom when a bold mountain bandit, a mysterious exile with a deadly bloodvow on his head, a seductive aristocrat, and a notoriously vengeful water wizard are all reluctantly united by prophecy, destiny, and necessity. If these treacherous enemies can maintain a truce, they might change the world; but betrayal has always been a way of life in Sileria...

** The first book of the critically acclaimed epic fantasy trilogy which continues with THE WHITE DRAGON and concludes with THE DESTROYER GODDESS

** This ebook edition contains Color Maps, as well as Directories of Characters, Settings, and a Glossary


PRAISE FOR IN LEGEND BORN:

"For action-packed storytelling filled with prophecies, plot reversals, and conflict-haunted heroes, this is as good as it gets."
—Philadelphia Inquirer

"A smoothly narrated, intricate tale of revolution and the human heart."
—Library Journal

"Laura Resnick's plot and characters work together seamlessly. The protagonists have complex histories, and, as Resnick deftly reveals their hidden motivations, their actions begin to make sense. These characters seem real... and readers will want to know what happens to them."
—Starlog

"A rich brew of conspiracies... juicy romantic entanglements... blood feuds and massacres."
—Publishers Weekly

"Creating a vast panorama that provides an intimate backdrop to the lives of her fascinating characters, Ms. Resnick writes with the shining wonder of truly great fantasy."
 —Romantic Times


ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Laura Resnick is the author of the popular Esther Diamond urban fantasy series, whose releases include Disappearing Nightly, Doppelgangster, Unsympathetic Magic, Vamparazzi, and the upcoming Polterheist. She has also written traditional fantasy novels such as In Legend Born, The Destroyer Goddess, and The White Dragon, which made the "Year's Best" lists of Publishers Weekly. An opinion columnist, frequent public speaker, and the Campbell Award-winning author of many sf/f short stories.
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Praise for In Legend Born:

"For action-packed storytelling filled with prophecies, plot reversals, and conflict-haunted heroes, this is as good as it gets."
--Philadelphia Inquirer

"Laura Resnick's plot and characters work together seamlessly. The protagonists have complex histories, and, as Resnick deftly reveals their hidden motivations, their actions begin to make sense. These characters seem real... and readers will want to know what happens to them."
--Starlog

"Creating a vast panorama that provides an intimate backdrop to the lives of her fascinating characters, Ms. Resnick writes with the shining wonder of truly great fantasy."
--Romantic Times

About the Author

Laura Resnick is the author of the popular Esther Diamond urban fantasy series, whose releases include Disappearing Nightly, Doppelgangster, Unsympathetic Magic, Vamparazzi, Polterheist, and The Misfortune Cookie. She has also written traditional fantasy novels such as In Legend Born, The Destroyer Goddess, and The White Dragon, which made the "Year's Best" list of Publishers Weekly. An opinion columnist, frequent public speaker, and the Campbell Award-winning author of many sf/f short stories, she is on the Web at LauraResnick.com.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B006LW3FCG
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Blonde Trifecta (December 5, 2011)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 5, 2011
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1918 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 676 pages
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Laura Resnick is the author of the popular Esther Diamond series, whose releases include UNSYMPATHETIC MAGIC, DOPPELGANGSTER, DISAPPEARING NIGHTLY, and the upcoming VAMPARAZZI. She has also written traditional fantasy novels such as IN LEGEND BORN, THE DESTROYER GODDESS, and THE WHITE DRAGON, which made the "Year's Best" lists of Publishers Weekly and Voya. An opinion columnist, frequent public speaker, and the Campbell Award-winning author of many short stories, she is on the Web at www.LauraResnick.com.

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Tj
5.0 out of 5 stars such an amazing book
Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2023
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I love this entire series so very much.. it is one of my all time favorites..!!! I’ve read all 3 countless times.. I love how deep and rich the world of Sileria is.. I love how deep every character is.. so many memorable characters that are like dear friends..!!!
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Clay Dowling
4.0 out of 5 stars A book that grows on you
Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2013
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I love Laura Resnick's current series (Esther Diamond), so I grabbed these to see how I liked her as an epic fantasy author. I am not a huge fan of epic fantasy, so this one started a little slow for me. But it was absolutely worth holding on, because now I can't put it down. I feel safe in recommending anything that Laura Resnick writes.
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Bob F.
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good series.
Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2017
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I initially read "In Legend Born" (book 1 of the series) in 1999. I really liked it, but book 2 was long in coming, so I eventually forgot about it. Recently, I was reviewing my ancient notes about authors I liked, found the reference to Laura Resnick, and researched her. The full series was now published, but I didn't remember anything about book1, so I ordered a sample, then ordered the full series for my Kindle.

I liked book 1 just as much as I did on the first reading. And, the rest of the trilogy met the same standard.

There is a lot of sword-n-sorcery action throughout the series, but what elevates Laura's writing is that she did a great job making the characters human and making me care about them.
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Portista
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb fantasy trilogy
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2014
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I read 'In Legend Born', the first book in the Silerian Trilogy, when it first was published, years ago, and was never able to complete the trilogy. The Silerian Trilogy is as good a piece of classic fantasy writing as has come out in decades-- superb and non-derivative world-building (rare!), not only character-driven by character-driven by characters about who I came to care, a plot that kept surprising me... Laura Resnick also is the rare writer who can write a trilogy in which the middle book, 'The White Dragon', is as good as the first and last books. I only wish that, as much as I enjoy her Esther Diamond books, Resnick had chosen to write a "sequel trilogy" about the next generation-- I really want to know what happens 20 years after 'The Destroyer Goddess' concludes.
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Kathy Wells
3.0 out of 5 stars A good book, but not a great book
Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2014
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This book is a good read, but trying to remember what all the foreign words meant took away from the experience.It pulls you out of the story. Also, I thought the firebringer would have some special gift or magic that made him the firebringer, but that was not the case.This left me disappointed, but like I said earlier, it's a good read.
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Greenowl77
5.0 out of 5 stars Was a great read.
Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2013
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EPIC is not too strong a word for this story. Plenty of action and intrigue for even the most easily bored among us. Resnick really makes you believe that Sileria is a real place abundant is vibrant customs and traditions. You will fall in love with the characters and loath the villains. I love this story!
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royoung
4.0 out of 5 stars A good read
Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2014
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This one is old but still a good read.
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Nick
5.0 out of 5 stars As amazing as I remember
Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2013
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I read this series years ago when they were first printed and have been wanting to reread then for a while now. The story telling is still fantastic and the world that Resnick creates grabs you and refuses to let go.
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H. SHORT
5.0 out of 5 stars A monster of a novel.
Reviewed in Canada on March 16, 2019
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Laura Resnick's novel in sweeping in scoop and fabulously written. If you want a fantasy series with a lot of meat on its bones but that won't overwhelm you with its never ending length this is the series for you. An author I can't fail to recommend whether it be this series, or her Esther Diamond urban fantasy novels. Laura Resnick books are always a great read!
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C.J.Ryan
4.0 out of 5 stars shhhh...just read it.
Reviewed in Australia on January 29, 2015
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The story and characters are both very engaging. I loved the story enough to buy the next two. The main issue I had was that at one point everything was happening in so many places at once. As a result the perspective only stayed with each character a couple of pages at a time which made that section difficult to stay invested in. Well worth it for everything before and after that though! I am glad this book was recommended to me and I will happily recommend it to others :)
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Rickywonder
4.0 out of 5 stars took me ages to go for the plunge but glad I did.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 20, 2012
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i kept looking at this book for a few months thinking the "ooo the description sounds ok and i do like a bit of relaxed fantasy".

... im only 34% (according to the amazing kindle) through and im so glad i took that plunge.
a few minor issues such as taking me awhile to grasp names (which may have just been my fault) and a few alien aspects such as a 'Jashar' and what is essentialy numchucks but with a diffrent name (youll see what i mean) and the hardest thing for me to grasp are the amount of (what i call) peculiar words/name calling.

But apart from them very minor issues it is such an amazing book and i will definatly be buying the other two in the series come pay day.

the characters within the book are brilliant constructed and you do start to understand each persons motives (except for Tansen but i think thats to come later in the book, also hes the most wonderfully complex person ive seen so far).

the storyline is understandable:

land conquered centurys ago and completly disarmed and all rebellions quelled which suddenly realises its much stronger then there conquerers led them to belive.

lots of beliveable scenarios such as the typical peasants having wild superstitions and over blown imaginations seemingly related to there uneducated backgrounds but showing logical/practical thinking within the things tyhey do.

only upset i really have is so far (may be wrong remember am only 34% through) is that the magic system hasnt been explained much.

but i would recommend this book to anyone who looks at it and goes "hhmm may do ill just save this to the wish list" Dont!!! buy it as soon as able and hopefully youll thank me for forcing your hand :)
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AC
4.0 out of 5 stars What a good yarn should be
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 28, 2013
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Thoroughly enjoyed this one. It has humour and action good strong characters and the story line is good. I admit I am glad to have it on my Kindle as I have nearly worn out my paperback edition this must the 4-5th time I've read it. Hmm A good yarn.
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