Heart Readers

By Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Twin princes—the curse of King Pardu’s line. Pardu killed his own twin to secure the throne. Now Pardu, dying, wants to use old magic to determine which of his sons will rule—without murder.

The old magic calls for heart readers to determine which twin has the pure heart. But the heart readers must work in teams—female teams. And the team chosen by the palace has a history, a violent history, a history that makes these two women unsuitable to chose the next heir.

Or maybe that history makes the heart readers the only ones who know the truth...

“A novel I enjoyed hugely—vivid characters, real emotions, a real page-turner.”
Interzone

“Compelling...(Rusch) pushes the narrative along at a galloping pace. A fine example in novel form of the old Hollywood adage: ‘A good script needs three things...story, story, story.’”
The Dark Side (England)

“Like early Ray Bradbury, Rusch has the ability to switch on a universal dark.”
the Times of London

“Rusch is a great storyteller.”
Romantic Times

Award-winning, bestselling writer Kristine Kathryn Rusch has published books under many names and in many genres. Her fantasy novels have been published all over the world.

Her most famous, the five novels of the Fey, were recently rereleased in the United States as audio books by Audible.com. She has won the World Fantasy Award and is the former editor of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction magazine.

She also writes fantasy novels under the name Kristine Grayson.

If you liked Heart Readers, you might try these other books by Kristine Kathryn Rusch:
Dragon’s Tooth
Fantasy Life
The Fey: Sacrifice
The Fey: Changeling
The Fey: Rival
The Fey: Resistance
The Fey: Victory
Five Fantastic Tales
White Mists of Power

• Language: English
• Publisher: WMG Publishing
• Release date: Jan 9, 2011
• ISBN: 9781458000620

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

New York Times bestselling author Kristine Kathryn Rusch writes in almost every genre. Generally, she uses her real name (Rusch) for most of her writing. She publishes bestselling science fiction and fantasy, award-winning mysteries, acclaimed mainstream fiction, controversial nonfiction, and the occasional romance. Her novels have made bestseller lists around the world and her short fiction has appeared in eighteen best of the year collections. She has won more than twenty-five awards for her fiction, including the Hugo, Le Prix Imaginales, the Asimov's Readers Choice award, and the Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine Readers Choice Award.   

Reviews for Heart Readers

[nigeltb · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The first novel read by this author. Well written with memorable characters. It’s the story of accession to the throne in a fantasy world. Given the amount of sex and violence, definitely an adult story.