Fall of a Kingdom (Farsala Trilogy Series #1) Book

The vocabulary was a little bit of a hindrance in getting into this book, but once the definitions with their cultural understandings are in place, this book was hard to put down. The biggest benefit -- from a parent's perspective -- a youth could get out of reading this book is an understanding of politics. Hearing the thoughts of a cunning peasant peddler while being taught along with him the ways of a foreign people he has agreed to spy for is the easiest way to comprehend the waxing and waning of political power without being put to sleep. The side story that appears in between the actual story also shows how rumors make their way into the history books. A great story is weaved along with a bit of magic are elements that serve as the sugar to make the medicine go down. There is not much to be surprised by in the end, as the title gives it away, but an eagerness for the story to continue makes you antsy for the second installment of this steady and patient story.