The Diminished
Published on 10. April 2018
Book
Hardback
464 pages
978-1-335-01641-6 (ISBN)
Description
?Two fierce young people battle a fiery landscape and vicious foes in a race for freedom. I was glued to my seat!??#1 New York Times bestselling author Tamora PierceIn the Alskad Empire, nearly all are born with a twin, two halves to form one whole...yet some face the world alone.The singlebornA rare few are singleborn in each generation, and therefore given the right to rule by the gods and goddesses. Bo Trousillion is one of these few, born into the royal line and destined to rule. Though he has been chosen to succeed his great-aunt, Queen Runa, as the leader of the Alskad Empire, Bo has never felt equal to the grand future before him.The diminishedWhen one twin dies, the other usually follows, unable to face the world without their other half. Those who survive are considered diminished, doomed to succumb to the violent grief that inevitably destroys everyone whose twin has died.Such is the fate of Vi Abernathy, whose twin sister died in infancy. Raised by the anchorites of the temple after her family cast her off, Vi has spent her whole life scheming for a way to escape and live out what's left of her life in peace.As their sixteenth birthdays approach, Bo and Vi face very different futures?one a life of luxury as the heir to the throne, the other years of backbreaking work as a temple servant. But a long-held secret and the fate of the empire are destined to bring them together in a way they never could have imagined.?With a splash of swoony romance and a thrilling conclusion, readers will be clamoring for the sequel.? ?Zoraida Córdova, award-winning author of Labyrinth Lost and The Vicious Deep trilogy?Bo and Vi are fierce, complex characters, and I couldn't devour their story fast enough!??Amy Tintera, New York Times bestselling author of Ruined?This daring novel challenges the status quo beautifully.??Natalie C. Parker, author of Beware the Wild
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Series
Edition
Original ed.
Language
English
Target group
Young adult
Interest Age: From 13 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 151 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
305 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-335-01641-6 (9781335016416)
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Person
Kaitlyn Sage Patterson grew up with her nose in a book near the Great Smoky Mountains. When she’s not untangling some particularly troublesome plot point, she can be found cooking elaborate meals, riding horses, or with her husband and their rescue dogs.