Literary Techniques In Eleanor Herman's Legacy Of King

Eleanor Herman brings to us a healthy dose of fantasy and a touch of historical fiction in her book, “Legacy of Kings, Blood of Gods and Royals. This book takes place in ancient Macedon at the time where Alexander the Great was a child. The book starts off in the small village of Erisa. Herman uses the technique of switching between characters and their perspectives to broaden knowledge on the story. The book first introduces Katherine, an orphan who has currently been living with her friend Jacob and his family for the last 10 years. Her mother Helen, had died. While living with Jacob, she has had a strong, romantic attraction form between them, as he had developed as well. Kat also has a special ability, as she is able to interact and read the mind of animals. On the other hand, there have Jacob. Jacob is the strongest boy in their village and he was chosen for their contestant in the …show more content…
The Aeserian Lords attack them as they suspect use of magic in the palace and ino Macedon. In this battle, Kat participates like a soldier as there is a shortage of soldiers. This is due to King Philip being out north. She is injured in battle and Jacob kisses her as he leaves, even though he is on the opposing army. She miraculously survives. As the story ends Kat finds out some disturbing information. She finds out that Olympias, the queen, had two twins when she was born, not just Alexander. Another thing she finds out is that she is Alexander’s twin and that she is the one Olympias tried to kill as a baby. She finds out that Helen, her so called mom, is actually the handmaiden of the queen who was supposed to kill her but took her into the country and raised her as her own. Helen had given the queen the bones of a fake baby. While Kat found this new information, Olympias also finds out that Kat is still