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"Epic fantasy in the Tolkien tradition, with a strong girl hero who is entirely believable in her struggles. . . . I couldn't put it down " -- Tamora Pierce, author of the Protector of the Small and the Circle Opens quartets

In the classic spirit of epic fantasy comes this glittering saga of a young girl who learns she possesses an uncanny gift - and is destined to use it to save her world from a terrifying evil. Maerad is a slave in a desperate and unforgiving settlement, taken there as a child... Read Full Overview

"An epic fantasy in the Tolkien tradition, with a strong girl hero. . . . I couldn't put it down " - Tamora Pierce Maerad is a slave in a desperate and unforgiving settlement, taken there as a child when her family is destroyed in war. She doesn't yet know she has inherited a... Read Full Overview

"An epic fantasy in the Tolkien tradition, with a strong girl hero. . . . I couldn't put it down " - Tamora Pierce

Maerad is a slave in a desperate and unforgiving settlement, taken there as a child when her family is destroyed in war. She doesn't yet know... Read Full Overview

"An epic fantasy in the Tolkien tradition, with a strong girl hero. . . . I couldn't put it down " - Tamora Pierce

Maerad is a slave in a desperate and unforgiving settlement, taken there as a child when her family is destroyed in war. She doesn't yet know... Read Full Overview