Bibliograph

The beast player, Nahoko Uehashi ; illustrations by Yuta Onoda ; translated by Cathy Hirano

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Label

The beast player, Nahoko Uehashi ; illustrations by Yuta Onoda ; translated by Cathy Hirano

Language

eng

Illustrations

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Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The beast player

Oclc number

1048435599

Responsibility statement

Nahoko Uehashi ; illustrations by Yuta Onoda ; translated by Cathy Hirano

Summary

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 saveErin's family cares for the fearsome water serpents that form the core of their kingdom's army. When some of the beasts mysteriously die, Elin's mother is sentenced to death as punishment. With her last breath she manages to send her daughter to safety. Alone, far from home, Elin discovers that she can talk to both the terrifying water serpents and the majestic flying beasts that guard her queen. This skill involves her in deadly plots that could cost her life. Can she save herself and prevent her beloved beasts from being used as tools of war?

Target audience

adolescent

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