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357 pp.
| HarperCollins/Harper |
March, 2018 |
TradeISBN 978-0-06-232744-4$16.99
(4)
4-6Wing & Claw series.
Illustrated by
James Madsen.
In this trilogy finale, apothecary Raffa and the Afters--refugees from a great quake--resist the Chancellor who's trying to exterminate them. With his talking bat and human friends, Raffa uses herb lore to generate nonviolent ways to disarm the guards and drugged animals sent to attack them. Although Raffa isn't a believably childlike character, his team's creative solutions keep the story moving.