Tribute - Softcover

Ellen Renner

3.54

185 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 147140031X ISBN 13: 9781471400315

Publisher: Hot Key Books, 2014

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What if your greatest enemy was yourself? Zara is a mage, one of the elite in a world where magic is power, and the non-magic majority live as slaves. When her Tribute child (slave) best friend is killed for the crime of literacy, Zara seeks revenge by spying for the rebel Knowledge Seekers. She finds her bravery and magical skill tested to the limit when a young Maker, Aidan, is taken hostage in a bid for supposed peace. Surprised by first love, she promises to help him. But before Zara can keep her promise, her secret is discovered. Hunted by her own, she seeks refuge with the Knowledge Seekers. But when you can kill with a thought, can you ever be trusted? Pain, romance, defiance and revenge combine in this powerfully written - and breathtakingly envisioned - YA fantasy.

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Review:

Ellen Renner's wild imagination and tender prose resemble Joan Aiken's and Tribute is a tour de force. Source: New Statesman

Thrilling and beautifully written, TRIBUTE drew me into its story from the first page Author: Amanda Craig

Richly imagined and beautifully written. TRIBUTE completely swept me away. Author: L. A. Weatherly, author of ANGEL and MISSING BABY

Thought-provoking fantasy Source: Metro

Ellen Renner's Tribute [uses] the [fantasy] genre to say something deeply resonant about our own world Author: SF Said, author of VARJAK PAW

spellbinding ... absorbing ... outstanding" Source: The Guardian (Praise for TRIBUTE)

From the Author:

Ellen Renner was born in the USA, but came to England in her twenties, married here, and now lives in an old house in Devon with her husband and son. Ellen originally trained as a painter and surrounds herself with sketches of her characters as she writes. She spins wool as well as stories, knitting and weaving when time allows. She plays the violin, fences (badly!) and collects teapots and motorcycles.

Her first book, CASTLE OF SHADOWS, won the Cornerstones Wow Factor Competition, the 2010 North East Book Award and was chosen for both THE INDEPENDENT and THE TIMES summer reading lists and, along with the sequel CITY OF THIEVES, was included on THE TIMES list of best children's books of 2010. Follow Ellen at www.ellenrenner.com or on Twitter: @Ellen_Renner

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