Vidanric Renselaeus, the fifteen-year-old Marquis of Shevraeth, has been sent to the military academy in Marloven Hess, a kingdom on the other side of the continent to learn. His parents, the prince and princess, sent him away to protect him from the evil King Galdran who (as it seems) is killing off anyone who could possibly have the intelligence to out smart him. In Marloven Hess the other teens mistake his name and start calling him Shevraeth. Shevraeth speaks a different language and acts in a courtly manor unbeknownst to the people of Marloven Hess, thus he is “the foreigner.” He must grow accustomed to the way they use beatings as punishments, and that doesn’t sit right with him. He see this as barbaric. Not everyone is okay with their king letting the foreigner into the academy, but Shevraeth holds his own and follows the rules learning from the other students, as well as from the king himself. But what if they put him in charge of the other kids like most of the older students are? Will he be able to act in a barbaric manor himself?
The prequal to Crown Duel & Court Duel, this author has won my heart again. I loved Crown Duel and Court Duel. Now I have fallen for Shevraeth all over again! If you like sword fights, trickery, war games, and old world types of books then read this or Crown Duel because they stole my heart away, they may just do the same for you.
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Tags: A Stranger to Command, Book Review, Hannah's Reviews, Sherwood Smith
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now i have to read both books before reading this one!