The Legend of the Wandering King
Translator: Dan Belm
Synopsis:
The most dangerous magical object in the
history of the world waits quietly in the treasury of a decaying Arabian
palace. It knows your name and home and history and fate; it knows the past and
future of the entire human race. It is a carpet, an impossible, dazzling
carpet, and though a glance at it can drive a man mad, many will risk their
lives to look into its pattern and discover their destinies. And when the
carpet is stolen, it is up to young King Walid to recover it. Walid bears the
scars of a terrible secret, a crime of pride and hatred whose memory drives him
on the quest. The search for the carpet will take him across the brilliant
deserts of the Middle East, from a tribe of fierce bandits to the riches of
Damascus to the love of a beautiful woman. And it will lead him finally to his
own surprising destiny . . . One that even the carpet might never have
predicted. Inspired by the true story of a real prince of pre-Islamic Arabia,
The Legend of the Wandering King is a novel like no other: an original
historical fantasy, a thoughtful exploration of our fates and choices, and an
utterly thrilling adventure.
The Valley of the Wolves
Translator: Margaret Sayers Peden
Synopsis:
For nine years, Dana has loved a boy only she
can see. His name is Kai. He has blond hair and an easy smile and a wicked
sense of humor; he’s her closest companion and confidant, the best and most
trusted person she knows. Is he a figment of her imagination. Then the Maestro
invites Dana to study sorcery at the great Tower in the Valley of the Wolves.
The Maestro is mysterious, abrupt, even frightening; still, Dana can’t resist
the chance to learn to summon the rain and spin fire from her hands. But soon
the questions begin: Who is the woman in the golden tunic who tells Dana to
“look for the unicorn”? What is the relationship between Fenris — Dana’s lone
fellow student — and the wolves that swirl about the base of the Tower? And most
important of all, what secrets does the Valley hold about Kai’s nature, and
about Dana’s own destiny?
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