Red Sister

“Differences in age are an important part of Heather O’Neil’s portrayal of the primary characters in this audiobook. Nine-year-old Nona, who is rescued from the hangman’s noose, is initially wary of the abbess who saved her and keeps her distance from the other girls at the convent school as well…While the abbess and the other nuns sound authoritarian, O’Neil tempers their harshness, making clear their dedication to the welfare of their young students. O’Neil does justice to the lyrical prose, and provides a bonus: a few notes of the songs that are part of the story. In this first of the Ancestor series, O’Neil builds the relationships among the girls as they learn to trust and rely on one another.” —AudioFile

“Dark, passionate, tense, with a female hero anyone could relate to—I was utterly fascinated! This is no pretty, flowery tale but one of vastly different people struggling to survive when a hostile government comes to power.” —Tamora Pierce, New York Times bestselling author

“In this stunning, action-filled series launch, Lawrence establishes a fantastic world in which religion and politics are sharp as swords, with magic and might held in the hands of wonderful and dangerous women. Impatient George R. R. Martin fans will find this a pleasing alternative until the next installment in his A Song of Ice and Fire saga arrives.” —Library Journal (starred review)