If Legacy is to win again, she must play her imposter while disguised as someone else. False Legacy has become a hero to the masses, further strengthening Silla’s hold, and it becomes imperative to uncover and defeat her. She is so convincing that the real Legacy is accused of being an imitation. With her friends’ help, she is in training to defend her championship when they discover that another player, operating under the protection of High Consul Silla, is presenting herself as Legacy. In this sequel to Legacy and the Queen (2019), Legacy Petrin and her friends Javi and Pippa have returned to Legacy’s home province and the orphanage run by her father. 9-12)Ī young tennis champion becomes the target of revenge. Ultimately, the narrative feels overstuffed and Lilia never quite manages to become a compelling character.
The inclusion of unfamiliar elements, like the nisse, a magical creature who protects a farm and family, and Odin’s Hunt, a supernatural event that presages tragedy, add interest, as does Lilia’s bold effort to return a crowd of stolen children to their respective families.
Lilia is unexpectedly accompanied by the brother and sister with whom she was raised, but unfortunately Kai and Karina, like the rest of the cast, are flatly drawn. The overall story arc is predictable: A mistreated waif runs away from an evil-stepmother equivalent and winds up living happily ever after. Along the way she stumbles into an enchanted forest, escapes both brigands and elves, makes friends with some powerful people and eventually discovers her (predictably royal) identity. Incorporating elements from Andersen’s “The Princess and the Pea,” Norse mythology and European faerie lore, Zahler crams this brisk tale with an amalgam of folklore motifs, stock characters and familiar plot points.
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