--- product_id: 231889136 title: "Sunbolt (The Sunbolt Chronicles Book 1)" brand: "intisar khanani" price: "73 kr" currency: DKK in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.dk/products/231889136-sunbolt-the-sunbolt-chronicles-book-1 store_origin: DK region: Denmark --- # Sunbolt (The Sunbolt Chronicles Book 1) **Brand:** intisar khanani **Price:** 73 kr **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Sunbolt (The Sunbolt Chronicles Book 1) by intisar khanani - **How much does it cost?** 73 kr with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.dk](https://www.desertcart.dk/products/231889136-sunbolt-the-sunbolt-chronicles-book-1) ## Best For - intisar khanani enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted intisar khanani brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Sunbolt (The Sunbolt Chronicles Book 1) - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/518snWilhyL.jpg) ![Sunbolt (The Sunbolt Chronicles Book 1) - Image 2](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41BAg7YnbjL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ First Series Opener in a While that Made Me Need the Next Book NOW *by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2018* The Basics:As an illegal Rogue Promise, Hitomi must conceal her magical aptitude, for fear of being forced to devote her abilities to exacting the will of the rich and powerful. By day, she hides among the struggling merchants of Karolene, but by night, she works with an outlaw legend known only as the Ghost, to protect the few dissenters who remain. When she’s captured by their enemies, she’ll have to cooperate with a Breather, a life-draining creature she once thought of as nothing but a nightmare monster, to survive. And even if they manage to escape, she might never make it back to the life she remembers.The Downside:Sunbolt is the first book of its series, but it feels structurally like the transitional middle of a trilogy. We meet Hitomi as an established member of the Shadow League, with its own internal personality conflicts and its work already in progress. All too soon, she’s separated from her allies and sent instead on a buddy road trip adventure, spending much of it unconscious or weakened from magic use.I often found myself wishing I could go back and read a nonexistent previous book about her time in the Shadow League. Not because such a book is necessary to understand or appreciate this one, but because the taste we get of that story was my favorite part. I’m crossing my fingers that we get more of the League in future installments.The Upside:I read Khanani’s debut, Thorn, about a year ago and liked it a lot, so The Sunbolt Chronicles have been on my radar for a while, and I’m wishing I hadn’t dragged my feet so long. Sunbolt is the first series opener in quite a while that’s made me need to buy the next book right now.Hitomi is an instant favorite, charmingly bumbling and resourceful at once. Nothing ever goes quite the way she plans, but she keeps on adapting on the fly until something works. She’s heroic and confident in her worthiness to be the one to tackle any given problem, but self-preservation still kicks in often enough to saddle her with some weighty moral grayness.As was the case in Thorn, the fantasy world is drawn with efficient but vivid lines. The details are right where they need to be to make the story come alive, and invisible where they would get in the way. Scenes of magic are surprisingly dynamic. There are only so many ways authors can describe swirling patterns of light and psychic exhaustion, but Khanani manages to make even Hitomi’s spellcraft challenges interesting and different, especially when they involve conversations with birds.There’s no love story in Sunbolt, and while I won’t be disappointed if there turns out to be one later in the series (Hitomi left a few interesting men back in Karolene that I’m hoping to meet again), it’s always refreshing to watch a heroine, especially of a YA fantasy, focus entirely on other things for a change.All in all, though I’m hoping to get back to what the Shadow League’s up to eventually, I expect I’ll gladly follow Hitomi wherever she goes. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ *Review from The Illustrated Page* *by W***Y on Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2017* Sunbolt is the first in a planned series of novellas all following Hitomi, a street thief with untrained magic. The first installment was certainly part of a series – while the ending felt like a natural stopping point, the story has a whole had only just begun.In this case, the cover blurb gives a fairly accurate summation, so I’ll repost it here:“The winding streets and narrow alleys of Karolene hide many secrets, and Hitomi is one of them. Orphaned at a young age, Hitomi has learned to hide her magical aptitude and who her parents really were. Most of all, she must conceal her role in the Shadow League, an underground movement working to undermine the powerful and corrupt Arch Mage Wilhelm Blackflame.When the League gets word that Blackflame intends to detain—and execute—a leading political family, Hitomi volunteers to help the family escape. But there are more secrets at play than Hitomi’s, and much worse fates than execution. When Hitomi finds herself captured along with her charges, it will take everything she can summon to escape with her life.”The above really only describes the first half of the book, which happens to be my favorite part. I found this section very original and interesting. I loved the setting of Karolene – there’s so many little details that add so well to the world building. Even though only a little is seen of Hitomi (this is a novella, after all) I highly enjoyed her as a protagonist and am excited to see where she’ll go next.The second half I didn’t enjoy so much, probably because it strongly reminded me of another book I’ve read, Robin McKinley’s Sunshine. Both stories have similar situations that play out in similar ways, but Sunbolt‘s version paled in comparison to Sunshine‘s. Do note that Sunshine is a long term favorite of mine, and that likely influenced my thoughts.I’d recommend this one to people who like the fantasy street-thief sort of hero. Beyond that, I’d want to wait and see where the sequels will go. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Not only didn't we return but it's pretty obvious the next book won't head there(at least right ... *by L***R on Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2017* 4.5 starsRight from the start this book was engaging and gripping. I really wanted to know what'd happen next and next and next. Two things I had a quibble with. The first is that I was really interested in where the story started with all the people and what was going on, but once we left that we didn't come back. The was surprising. There'd been so much energy, and detail to it that I just assumed we'd get back there. Not only didn't we return but it's pretty obvious the next book won't head there(at least right away).The second is that this book is too darn short. I felt like I was really getting into it and things were moving along great. Sprinter going all out and then slamming into a wall. That's how that felt. It ended and I was like NO! It needed to be about twice as long. *grumble grumble*Overall, really great though. I love Hitomi and watching how she interacted with characters and faced adversity. There's a lot of action and twists. I like that she's kind of outside the norm for her "kind" and I think it'll leave her with the chance to be more open-minded and bridge some gaps.I don't want to give away too much because the surprises are so important to enjoying this book. 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