Young Countess Meliara Astiar (Mel) swears to her dying father that she and her brother will defend their people from the growing greed of the king. It was also a finalist for the Wyoming Library System's Soaring Eagle Award, selected by kids 12-18. Ĭrown Duel was nominated for ALA/YASLA Best Books for Young Adults, was on the ALA/YASLA Quick Pick List for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, and was named one of NY Public Library Best Books for Teens, 1998 list. In war, at least, she knew in whom she could trust. If she is to survive, Meliara must learn a whole new way of fighting-with wits and words and secret alliances. Meliara is summoned to live at the royal palace, where friends and enemies look alike, and intrigue fills the dance halls and the drawing rooms. But war is simple compared to what follows, in peacetime. That promise leads them into a war for which they are ill-prepared, which threatens the very people they are trying to protect. In this book, young Countess Meliara Astiar (Mel) swears to her dying father that she and her brother will defend their people from the growing greed of the king. It was her first published work that takes place on the actual Sartorias-deles (rather than Wren's World). Available at: Book View Café, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Wizard's Tower (UK)Ĭrown Duel (1997) is a fantasy novel written by Sherwood Smith (originally published as two books Crown Duel and Court Duel).
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