Waiting on Wednesday: The Morning Star by Robin Bridges

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Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill over at her blog, Breaking the Spine. It's easy to participate in this meme--all you need to do is post the title(s) you're really really waiting to read. My pick for this week is the third and final book in a YA fantasy series I love. Katerina is an unforgettable heroine and I can't wait to see what happens with George. The Gathering Storm is the first book (my review) and the second is The Unfailing Light (my review).

The Katerina Trilogy, Vol. III: The Morning Star (Katerina #3)
by Robin Bridges
Hardcover, 320 pages
Expected publication: August 27th 2013 by Delacorte Books for Young Readers
St. Petersburg, Russia, 1890

Katerina Alexandrovna, Duchess of Oldenburg, wants to be known as a doctor, not a necromancer. But Tsar Alexander III forbids women to attend medical school; his interest in Katerina extends only to her ability to raise the dead. Twice now, Katerina has helped him by using her power to thwart the forces of darkness—vampires bent on resurrecting the lich tsar Konstantin Pavlovich so that he can take what he sees as his rightful place on the throne. Katerina thought she had bound Konstantin to the Greylands, the realm of the dead, but he has found a way out. Now he is searching for the Morning Star, a sword that will allow him to command a legion of supernatural warriors.

Katerina must find the sword before Konstantin does—and she must travel to Egypt to do so. Along the way, she puts up with unwanted attention from her former fiancé, the nefarious Prince Danilo, and struggles with her feelings for her true love, George Alexandrovich. But with the looming threat from Konstantin, Katerina's focus remains on the sword. Russia's fate will be determined by whoever wields the Morning Star—and delivers the final blow.

What are YOU waiting for?

Comments

  1. The Insouciant SophisticateJanuary 30, 2013 at 12:49 AM

    Gah, I still need to read the second book but maybe I can pick them up at the same time and read them back to back-goal for 2013!

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  2. UnknownJanuary 30, 2013 at 7:38 AM

    I really want to read this series. It sounds so good and all the covers are amazing!

    Here's my WoW

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  3. UnknownJanuary 30, 2013 at 8:39 AM

    I haven't read this series, but it definitely sounds great. Nice choice!
    Beth @ YA Vixens

    YA Vixens WoW

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  4. BookInHandJanuary 30, 2013 at 10:38 AM

    I haven't read any of this series yet but it looks great! OLD follower!

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  5. HenryJanuary 30, 2013 at 6:45 PM

    This sounds incredible. I like that the background is Russian royals.

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