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Book, 2019
Current format, Book, 2019, First American hardcover edition., All copies in use.
Book, 2019
Current format, Book, 2019, First American hardcover edition., All copies in use. Offered in 0 more formats
Nahoko Uehashi's The Beast Player is an epic YA fantasy about a girl with a special power to communicate with magical beasts and the warring kingdom only she can save. Elin's family has an important responsibility caring for the fearsome water serpents that form the core of their kingdom's army. So when some of the creatures mysteriously die, Elin's mother is sentenced to death as punishment. With her last breath, she manages to send her daughter to safey. Alone and far from home, Elin soon discovers that she can communicate with both the terrifying water serpents and the majestic flying beasts that guard her queen. This skill gives her great power, but it also involves her in deadly plots that could cost her life. Can she save herself and prevent her beloved beasts from from being used as tools of war? Or is there no escaping the terrible battles to come? --
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