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Tristaine #4
Queens of Tristaine
When a deadly plague stalks the Amazons of Tristaine, Jess and Brenna must return to the place of their nightmares—the notorious City Clinic, to find a cure.
Tristaine’s hard-won peace is shattered when a lethal epidemic threatens to devastate the Amazon clan. Their only hero for a cure lies in the sinister laboratories of the City Clinic. To save the sisters they love, Jess and Brenna must leave their mountain village and return to the malevolent government facility that almost cost them their lives. The danger they face is harrowing, the stakes enormous…and they have precious little time.
Tristaine’s hard-won peace is shattered when a lethal epidemic threatens to devastate the Amazon clan. Their only hero for a cure lies in the sinister laboratories of the City Clinic. To save the sisters they love, Jess and Brenna must leave their mountain village and return to the malevolent government facility that almost cost them their lives. The danger they face is harrowing, the stakes enormous…and they have precious little time.
240 pages, Paperback
First published October 22, 2007
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Cate Culpepper
11 books52 followersCate Culpepper grew up in southern New Mexico, where she served as the state lesbian, before moving to the Pacific Northwest twenty-five years ago. She has won one Lambda Literary Society Award, three Golden Crown Literary Society Awards, one Lesbian Fiction Readers' Choice Award, and an Alice B. Toklas Award for her body of work.
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January 27, 2018
Well that's the lot. Series done. I'm not sure why she stopped here, the framework was in place to keep the series going but... shrug. Still liked this a lot although the focus was less on an army on the borders, or undead, etc.. but on for all intents and purposes a bird flu. And so the quest is on to go back to the 'City' to get meds to save the Amazons. I still think book 3 was the better of the series, but it's not bad in it's own right. Looks like she shifted focus after this to put out 4 more books, so I'll have to see what that's about :)
January 8, 2015
4.5
To be continued...
CONTINUATION...
Hmm.. no, just 4.25. It was a wee bit slower compared to "Tristaine
Rises." I felt that there was more tension in this book due to the
nature of the threat that they face.
The twists weren't that surprising anymore. Brenna kicks ass in this
book, though she goes through a minor bump while in the city. Jess is
ever the hero in sickness and in health. I see Dana here as "part
warrior-part child" in a good way (especially during the first chapter).
The fact that she's "Kyla-smitten" makes her more endearing. I was a bit
sad for way things turned out for the honorary Amazon, Sammy. I enjoyed this but not as much as "Tristaine Rises."
This 4th book in the Tristaine series tells us about the events 2 years
after their battle with Botesh.
The Amazons found peace and was able to build their home and lives in
the mesa. However, while people were still basking in the high of an
annual ceremony, Brenna, Jess, Ky and Dana notices something unusual in
the forest which trips Brenna's seer switch. A vision of an H5N1-ish
plague hits the Amazons. They have to face the irony that their only
hope can be found in the Clinic, the same place where Jess and their
sisters have suffered so much. The clan council bore 6 Amazons on a
mission (or two, for our dear Brenna). On their way to and in the city, they find help in the form of old and new
allies. Old demons and ghosts from their past resurface. A rebellion
ensues in the mesa.
With the help of an unfamiliar voice/person in Brenna's visions, they brave a perilous journey where time is of the essence and failure may lead to
death, not just of one, but of their whole clan.
To be continued...
CONTINUATION...
Hmm.. no, just 4.25. It was a wee bit slower compared to "Tristaine
Rises." I felt that there was more tension in this book due to the
nature of the threat that they face.
The twists weren't that surprising anymore. Brenna kicks ass in this
book, though she goes through a minor bump while in the city. Jess is
ever the hero in sickness and in health. I see Dana here as "part
warrior-part child" in a good way (especially during the first chapter).
The fact that she's "Kyla-smitten" makes her more endearing. I was a bit
sad for way things turned out for the honorary Amazon, Sammy. I enjoyed this but not as much as "Tristaine Rises."
This 4th book in the Tristaine series tells us about the events 2 years
after their battle with Botesh.
The Amazons found peace and was able to build their home and lives in
the mesa. However, while people were still basking in the high of an
annual ceremony, Brenna, Jess, Ky and Dana notices something unusual in
the forest which trips Brenna's seer switch. A vision of an H5N1-ish
plague hits the Amazons. They have to face the irony that their only
hope can be found in the Clinic, the same place where Jess and their
sisters have suffered so much. The clan council bore 6 Amazons on a
mission (or two, for our dear Brenna). On their way to and in the city, they find help in the form of old and new
allies. Old demons and ghosts from their past resurface. A rebellion
ensues in the mesa.
With the help of an unfamiliar voice/person in Brenna's visions, they brave a perilous journey where time is of the essence and failure may lead to
death, not just of one, but of their whole clan.
January 22, 2018
Last but not least, this is my favorite book of the series.
Three years after book#3, a plague strikes the clan and Amazon's are forced to return to the city to find cure.
I loved that the action took place in different settings : in the wilderness - Amazon territory, in the city - guards territory, and everywhere in between. Character are forced to adapt, and the different POV is interesting.
Plot was less predictable than in the other books, even if the rule "good is good and evil is evil" still applies.
The story could continue, but if it doesn't this is a good ending as it is.
Three years after book#3, a plague strikes the clan and Amazon's are forced to return to the city to find cure.
I loved that the action took place in different settings : in the wilderness - Amazon territory, in the city - guards territory, and everywhere in between. Character are forced to adapt, and the different POV is interesting.
Plot was less predictable than in the other books, even if the rule "good is good and evil is evil" still applies.
The story could continue, but if it doesn't this is a good ending as it is.
February 7, 2025
I loved this series so much!
I liked the Amazon vibe and the lore of the village
I liked the Amazon vibe and the lore of the village
July 28, 2019
The last of the Tristaine stories, so far at least, and it's a fitting end. We circle back to the beginning with a trip to the City and a confrontation at the Clinic. Original characters are revisited, and new characters added. There are quite a few harrowing moments, and some genuinely throat closing (to borrow Cate's term for sadness) moments.
This book didn't have a lot of Shann, and I felt that missing element a bit. I wish the ending had gone a bit longer to allow for a bit more closure around the prophecy etc, but perhaps there's another story there waiting to be told. I've enjoyed the characters very much and if this is the last of the Tristaine series then it's a fitting, if somewhat bittersweet, way to close the arc.
This book didn't have a lot of Shann, and I felt that missing element a bit. I wish the ending had gone a bit longer to allow for a bit more closure around the prophecy etc, but perhaps there's another story there waiting to be told. I've enjoyed the characters very much and if this is the last of the Tristaine series then it's a fitting, if somewhat bittersweet, way to close the arc.
August 16, 2012
This a good sequel and a good way to end this series. There were some great amounts of suspense and drama in this story, which seems to be the focus in this volume. There was action and romance in it, but not that many moments with it. There are some new characters in this story and some unexpected things in this story that helps this story, but it is mostly near the end of the story that it happens. This was a good story and ending for this series.
October 15, 2020
I really enjoyed this trip down memory lane with the Tristaine series. It’s still just as great as I remember it being the first time I read they books years ago. I love and miss all adventure, community, and love between the sisters with in its pages. Jesstin, Brenna, and the other Amazons will forever hold a special place in my heart. Cate Culpepper is truly missed.
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January 18, 2012
I loved this book just as much as the other Tristaines. I was on the edge of my seat in their journey through the City, and loved seeing Brenna blossom. Two thumbs up!
March 16, 2013
My absolute favorite in this series and hard to put down!
April 21, 2017
Loved this series. If you love Amazons, but in a slightly futuristic earth (never tells you the exact year or century), then go read it
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