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==Premise==
==Premise==
Having defeated the sorcerer Samis in the previous book, ''[[The Singer of All Songs]]'', Calwyn and her friends encounter Heben, an exiled princeling, who tells them that children, including his siblings, are being kidnapped and imprisoned for practicing magic. The group sets off for the desert of Merithuros to rescue the captured children.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Kellerman |first=Carol |title=The Waterless Sea |journal=[[Kliatt]] |date=September 2005 |volume=39 |issue=5 |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+Waterless+Sea.-a0136122364 |access-date=September 6, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Mattson |first=Jennifer |title=The Waterless Sea |journal=[[Booklist]] |year=2005 |volume=101 |issue=18 |page=1651 |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/235556919 |url-access=subscription |access-date=September 6, 2021}}</ref>
Having defeated the sorcerer Samis in the previous book, ''[[The Singer of All Songs]]'', Calwyn and her friends encounter Heben, an exiled princeling, who tells them that children, including his siblings, are being kidnapped and imprisoned for practicing magic. The group sets off for the desert of Merithuros to rescue the captured children.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Kellerman |first=Carol |title=The Waterless Sea |journal=[[Kliatt]] |date=September 2005 |volume=39 |issue=5 |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+Waterless+Sea.-a0136122364 |access-date=September 6, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Mattson |first=Jennifer |title=The Waterless Sea |journal=[[Booklist]] |year=2005 |volume=101 |issue=18 |page=1651 |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/235556919 |url-access=subscription |access-date=September 6, 2021|id={{ProQuest|235556919}} }}</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
The book received mixed reviews from critics. Timnah Card, writing for ''[[The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books]]'', described it as a "fast-moving epic" that fantasy fans would enjoy, but criticized the "blandness of Calwyn's character".<ref>{{cite journal |last=Card |first=Timnah |title=The Waterless Sea |journal=[[The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books]] |year=2005 |volume=58 |issue=11 |pages=483–484 |url=https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/14395/bulletincenterchv00058i00011_opt.pdf |access-date=September 6, 2021}}</ref> Melissa Moore of the ''[[School Library Journal]]'' concurred, commenting that some of the secondary characters were "flat" and that parts of the plot were predictable, but still praised it as an "excellent fantasy" and more well written than the first book in the series.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Moore |first=Melissa |title=The Waterless Sea |journal=[[School Library Journal]] |date=August 2005 |volume=51 |issue=8 |pages=122, 126 |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/211787843 |url-access=subscription |access-date=September 6, 2021}}</ref>
The book received mixed reviews from critics. Timnah Card, writing for ''[[The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books]]'', described it as a "fast-moving epic" that fantasy fans would enjoy, but criticized the "blandness of Calwyn's character".<ref>{{cite journal |last=Card |first=Timnah |title=The Waterless Sea |journal=[[The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books]] |year=2005 |volume=58 |issue=11 |pages=483–484 |url=https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/bitstream/handle/2142/14395/bulletincenterchv00058i00011_opt.pdf |access-date=September 6, 2021}}</ref> Melissa Moore of the ''[[School Library Journal]]'' concurred, commenting that some of the secondary characters were "flat" and that parts of the plot were predictable, but still praised it as an "excellent fantasy" and more well written than the first book in the series.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Moore |first=Melissa |title=The Waterless Sea |journal=[[School Library Journal]] |date=August 2005 |volume=51 |issue=8 |pages=122, 126 |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/211787843 |url-access=subscription |access-date=September 6, 2021|id={{ProQuest|211787843}} }}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 06:07, 1 March 2024

The Waterless Sea
First edition
AuthorKate Constable
Cover artistBeth Norling
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Chanters of Tremaris
GenreFantasy novel
Published2003 (Allen & Unwin)
Publication placeAustralia
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages314 (US paperback edition)
ISBN0-439-55481-0
OCLC55535275
LC ClassPZ7.C7656 Wat 2005
Preceded byThe Singer of All Songs 
Followed byThe Tenth Power 

The Waterless Sea is the second book in the Chanters of Tremaris trilogy by Kate Constable.

Premise

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Having defeated the sorcerer Samis in the previous book, The Singer of All Songs, Calwyn and her friends encounter Heben, an exiled princeling, who tells them that children, including his siblings, are being kidnapped and imprisoned for practicing magic. The group sets off for the desert of Merithuros to rescue the captured children.[1][2]

Reception

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The book received mixed reviews from critics. Timnah Card, writing for The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, described it as a "fast-moving epic" that fantasy fans would enjoy, but criticized the "blandness of Calwyn's character".[3] Melissa Moore of the School Library Journal concurred, commenting that some of the secondary characters were "flat" and that parts of the plot were predictable, but still praised it as an "excellent fantasy" and more well written than the first book in the series.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Kellerman, Carol (September 2005). "The Waterless Sea". Kliatt. 39 (5). Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  2. ^ Mattson, Jennifer (2005). "The Waterless Sea". Booklist. 101 (18): 1651. ProQuest 235556919. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  3. ^ Card, Timnah (2005). "The Waterless Sea" (PDF). The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books. 58 (11): 483–484. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  4. ^ Moore, Melissa (August 2005). "The Waterless Sea". School Library Journal. 51 (8): 122, 126. ProQuest 211787843. Retrieved September 6, 2021.


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