Because of a thousand-year-old alliance between humans and pegasi, Princess Sylviianel is ceremonially bound to Ebon, her own pegasus, on her twelfth birthday. The two species coexist peacefully, despite the language barriers separating them. Humans and pegasi both rely on specially-trained Speaker magicians as the only means of real communication.
But it’s different for Sylvi and Ebon. They can understand each other. They quickly grow close—so close that their bond becomes a threat to the status quo—and possibly to the future safety of their two nations.
This book looks really good. I think it's because I've always had a soft spot for Pegasus. When I was little, I had this small plastic Pegasus that changed from purple to pink when I left it in the freezer. I carried it around a lot, I loved it so much. I also had this poster of Pegasus flying in a blue, starry sky. I had it hanging in my old room for as long as I could remember. I still hang it up sometimes in the room I have now. Later on, I found Pegasus posters at a garage sale from the same artist! I was so happy, so I hurried up and grabbed one before anyone else took it. (There was no one else at the sale.)
Anyway, so that's my Pegasus story. As far as I know, there haven't been any books that have cast a Pegasus as the object of a girl's love. Needless to say, I'm looking forward to reading this book. I'll have to add it to my future reads and sometime I'll get around to ordering it from the library.
I know many people have said they like Robin McKinley's books, but she's not one of my favorite authors. The first time I read Sunshine, I liked it, but the second time through I stopped half-way. Some of the fantasy part in it didn't really make sense. Yeah, it's fantasy and it's not supposed to make sense, but the reader is supposed to be able to understand the rules of the author's fantasy world and I just...didn't. I also tried to read Beauty, a retelling of Beauty and the Beast, but I couldn't get into that either.
I hope that her new book Pegasus is better than what I've seen so far.
-Kelsey
