The Shifter (The Healing Wars) - Hardcover

Hardy, Janice

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0061747041 ISBN 13: 9780061747045

Publisher: Balzer & Bray, 2009

Synopsis

Nya, a 15-year-old war orphan, becomes a pawn in a bigger political game when her uncanny--and dangerous--ability to draw out people’s pain and transfer it to someone else turns out to be the only weapon she has to save her sister. 50,000 first printing.

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Review:

In the tradition of strong-willed adventure heroines, Nya rallies, unleashing her powers as she faces complex moral dilemmas. Her first-person narration is suffused with the agony of deciding who will live or die. Timely ethical exploration in the guise of high-action fantasy.--Kirkus Reviews

Nya's distinctive first-person voice, strongly personable with a wry sense of humor, draws readers in...[the] hard-charging plot makes the pages fly by...Would you save someone's life at the cost of unbearable pain to someone else?[Readers] will eagerly await the next volume of the Healing Wars.--The Horn Book

The headstrong Nya and the innovative premise...keep readers turning the pages.--Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Fantasy fans and those who just love a good story will enjoy this fast-paced novel and eagerly await book two.--School Library Journal

About the Author:

Janice Hardy is also the author of The Shifter and Blue Fire, the first two books in the Healing Wars trilogy. She lives in Georgia with her husband, four cats, and one nervous freshwater eel.

About this edition

• Publisher: Balzer & Bray
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0061747041
• ISBN 13: 9780061747045
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 370