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344 pp.
| Simon |
October, 2003 |
TradeISBN 0-689-85413-7$$16.95
(2)
YA
In this vaguely Persian fantasy--the first in a projected three-book series--honor, treachery, and Bell's signature intrigue involving multilayered political and economic devices mingle with an old prophecy that the legendary warrior Sorahb will return to the mythical land of Farsala in its time of need. The complex, many-stranded sweep of the plot will leave readers anticipating the next book in the series.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2003