![]() ![]() Yet rumours persist that Balthazar survives, and the Lumateran refugees will only return to undo the curse if they are led by Captain Travanion, now imprisoned far away, along with the King's Guard, headed by Balthazar. ![]() Those who had been unable to escape were trapped within the borders of Lumatere, while the rest who had evacuated became nomads in their diaspora. One of the women mystics of the Kingdom cursed it while she was burned at the stake, and the people of Lumatere were split in two. Assassins killed the King and his family, and general chaos and mayhem ensued as an imposter took the throne. Then the Five Days of the Unspeakable took place. The best friend of the heir to the throne, Balthazar, Finnikin grew up groomed to take his father's place. The world and situation is immensely complex, so I won't bother trying to summarized the story, but Finnikin is the son of Captain Travanion, head of the King's Guard for his people. Finnikin of the Rock is the first fantasy novel written by Melina Marchetta, who tends to focus on mainstream fiction, and it follows the story of the boy Finnikin, who is of a village called the Rock. ![]()
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