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The Hollow Crown (Kingfountain Book 4) by [Jeff Wheeler]

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Book 4 of 6: The Kingfountain Series

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A Wall Street Journal bestseller.

The fourth book in the million-copy bestselling Kingfountain series from Jeff Wheeler.

Following the downfall of a tyrant, years have passed in prosperity for the kingdom of Ceredigion. Now, as the time comes to celebrate the new king’s nuptials, the specter of a new enemy emerges to destroy all that has been painstakingly built in those years.

Tryneowy Kiskaddon has grown up learning military and diplomatic strategy from her father, one of the king’s closest advisors. She feels her destiny lies in defending the kingdom as a knight, not as a Wizr as her parents have decided, though no lady of the realm has taken up the sword in a century. As she seeks to understand her own Fountain-blessed powers, she studies in the tradition of her mother while training in secret and closely following the realm’s politics, alarmed by her mother’s vision of an impending clash and a devastating future.

But the pieces on fate’s game board are in motion, and on the eve of battle, a threatening force irrevocably changes the future of the kingdom and her own. Does Trynne have what it takes to maneuver Ceredigion’s key players into position and outsmart the kingdom’s enemies—even those still concealed in shadow?

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Wall Street Journal bestselling author Jeff Wheeler took an early retirement from his career at Intel in 2014 to write full-time. He is, most importantly, a husband and father, and a devout member of his church. He is occasionally spotted roaming among the oak trees and granite boulders in the hills of California or in any number of the state’s majestic redwood groves. He is the founder of Deep Magic: The E-zine of Clean Fantasy and Science Fiction (www.deepmagic.co), a bimonthly e-zine featuring amazing short stories by established and new writers, as well as interviews and articles about the craft of writing.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01LQ64660
Publisher ‏ : ‎ 47North (June 13, 2017)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 13, 2017
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Wall Street Journal bestselling author Jeff Wheeler took an early retirement from his career at Intel in 2014 to write full-time. He is a husband, father of five, and a devout member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Jeff lives in the Rocky Mountains.

To learn more about each of his worlds, his advice for new writers, and which series to start reading first, check out his website! http://www.jeff-wheeler.com/

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KimberlyM

Suspenseful sequel

Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2018

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I don't know why, but sometimes I tend to put off reading books that I know are PG rated. I get it into my head that they won't excite me or hold my interest like something grittier would. And then I pick up one of Jeff Wheeler's books and I remember why I keep buying Jeff Wheeler's books. Because his characters are flawed but they persevere; because there is drama without melodrama; because he deftly includes gut-wrenching events without resorting to Tarantino-like gore and language. Yes, he writes clean and wholesome stories, but they are heart-pounding, tear-jerking, I-gotta-read-more stories that never leave me sorry that I picked up the book.

If you're looking for something for your children to read, the Kingfountain series would be great for ages 8 and up. Younger children might enjoy it as well, although I would suggest that you read it to younger children, as there may be subtleties or elements they won't pick up on without an adult to explain. Your tweens and teens will enjoy the series as well, and so will you.

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The fourth book in The Kingfountain Series, ‘The Hollow Crown’ is another wonderful foray into the kingdom of Ceredigion and the surrounding lands.

This book changes the focus of the story from Owen Kiskaddon to his daughter, Tryneowy, and the reader is once again drawn into the intrigue and adventure of life among the noble families, wizrs, the fountain-blessed folk, and the villains who conspire against them. It is an exciting and enchanting tale in which the reader becomes deeply immersed. The storytelling is mesmerising and the settings and scenery are richly and vividly drawn.

Tryneowy’s story is both compelling and interesting. As she grows up, she becomes a young woman of strength and determination, guided by her ethics and loyal to her loved ones and the oaths she makes. She is a character that young women can admire, speaking up for equality in an era where women were not able to do all that men could, and showing that people should be valued for their integrity and abilities regardless of gender.

Readers who have not read the previous books in this series will find this to be a complete story on its own, and thoroughly enjoyable as such.

There is, however, a profound sense of being part of something much bigger—an overarching, ‘big picture’ narrative — and evening a sense of belonging that the reader develops throughout this most excellent series. This is the magic and allure of Wheeler’s writing and the world he has created with Kingfountain and the Kiskaddons at its centre.

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How Does A Kingdom Fare After A Tyrant?

Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2017

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I didn't know how I would feel about Wheeler's staging for this series. Each book leap frogs ahead a considerable number of years creating a partial new cast of characters, in addition to some of the previous players. I have ended up enjoying this method because I feel like we are transported to the critical points in the history of Kingfountain and leave the dross behind. Where would be the interest if the kingdom were to flourish? A new conflict arises from outside Ceredigion, but we don't know if the factions within the kingdom can work together to obliterate the threat.

The protagonist, Tryneowy Kiskaddon (usually called Trynne) is filled with self-doubt and is trying to understand her role that has been chosen by the power of the Fountain. She is perceived differently by others because 1- her parents are powerful leaders and supporters of King Drew (her father is Owen Kiskaddon and mother is Sinia the Wizr), 2- she was disfigured in an attack while young, and she has been uncomfortable with being seen, 3- she is female (and as all women know from first-hand experience that alone is a fact that changes everything). What's even better is that Wheeler based his character on a young woman who lived in his neighborhood who had developed Bell's palsy as a child, whom he admired. Her character is also an arch-type Lancelot, frustrated in love and determined to defend the king. He chose great models based on the outcome of the character, Trynne.

I love complex characters and Trynne isn't the only one. Iago Fallon Llewellyn, the son of Iago Llewellyn and Elizabeth - the Lady Evie, is a mixture of youthful exuberance, rudeness and impatience. Fallon is not the character I would choose for Trynne to love, and though she loves him, it seems they are not destined to be together just like their parents, Owen and Evie were never to marry. Fallon at times is grating because he is so full of bravado; he desperately wants to prove his worth and this is his achilles heel. I want to believe that he will end up being more good than bad, but at this point it is up in the air if he will turn on his homeland because of pride.

Morwenna Argentine, the daughter of the deposed King Severn, is another complex character. She is self-possessed, beautiful, talented and Fountain-blessed. She has spent much time isolated as she lived with her father in a distant estate. Being isolated she has had no friends, but finds a friend in Trynne. There are many who don't fully trust her because of her parentage, but she has worked to prove loyal to King Drew as she has learned the art of becoming a poisoner. She travelled the ley lines to the country that has threatened the kingdom and warned them of the impending danger.

Through the course of the action we are left with more loose ends than tied knots, so now I will be tied in knots waiting for the next book. I highly recommend this entire series. Wheeler is a gem of a writer! To read my interview with Jeff you can find me at talesuntangled through wordpress

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Alyssia Cooke

Disappointing continuance

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 9, 2020

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So the focus on the children just didn't quite work for me. Neither did the reliance on prophecy related tellings and Fountain given gifts to push the story along. For the first point, the children are simply not as interesting as their parents. None of their characters gripped me in the same way and made me feel as though I had to be part of their story. This is perhaps because having spent three books with the parents they are, quite understandably, the focus of my attention... but they are not the authors.

On my second point, there was far less of a reliance on people figuring things out for themselves; it is replaced by knowledge from the Fountain, or visions of the future. This really impacted on the character development as Wheeler no longer uses the Fountain to supplement his characters but actively changes his characters based on generic data dumps from either the Fountain or the visions. Whereas the Fountain gifts had previously been used with subtlety, here there was all the tact and subtlety of an adolescent moose.

It's a lazy way of writing in short. In all of the previous novels, the people were more important than the powers. Here, the power changes the person completely. If you want your character to become a superb swordsman, then let her learn and train and damn well earn it... instead of getting to a middling level and then going the Fountain grants you awesomeness. It's a tactic that drives me mad when it is overly relied on, and it is relied on far too much here. There isn't any cleverness or wiliness to the characters and nobody has to work to get better at anything; the Fountain provides. There isn't any other description than this is lazy writing. This novel is the story of an author who has figured out how he can make a few more bucks from a story without being heavily invested in the characters. It reads in the way I would anticipate mediocre fanfiction to read, rather than a serious entry in a continued series.

My final issue is that the story stops halfway through. Essentially you could condense the first half the book and then whatever the sequel is to be - and there is definitely a no. 5, no doubt about that - it should be the same book. This just stops rather than finishes and it shouldn't which is once more a sign of an author whose heart simply isn't in it. It leaves the story unfinished, closing on an inhale rather than an exhale. It's not even a proper cliff hanger, it just stops and leaves you dangling rather than hanging.

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Alicatz

Crowned

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 24, 2017

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Jeff Wheeler is an amazing writer. His detail and descriptions make it easy to imagine the world you're transported to. This book is no exception the tales of the parents were an amazing rollercoaster of intrigue secrets and thrills. Their relationships endearing passionate and a mix of good and bad. This book turns their story into the next chapter with the stories of their children who face challenges battles espionage and bravery. The old helping the young and the young introducing the new to the old embracing the future. All the ties of families and friends young and old journey through tradition secrets and a magic that binds all. All of which is superbly written .

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smarthi

Amazing tale, beautifully told!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 23, 2017

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Each book is an improvement on the previous book in this series, leaving me wanting more. I thought that I would never get the level of pleasure in reading the Harry Potter books again, but Jeff Wheeler has accomplished it with this series. Incredibly clever weaving of reimagined plots from English History such as the "War of the Roses" and classic tale "Camelot" is sheer genius. I can't wait for the next two books to complete the series! Thank you Jeff Wheeler and the very best wishes to you.

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The plot thickens!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 6, 2022

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Really enjoying all th kingfountain books,this one seemed shorter than the others...or maby I just read it faster....absolutely fabulous &very exciting

Colourfairy

Brilliant writing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 31, 2019

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Great characters, great storylines, unexpected twists taking place in a beautiful created world. I cannot wait for more books by this author.

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