The Shifter
Fifteen-year-old Nya is an orphan
struggling for survival in a city
crippled by war. She is also a Taker—
with her touch, she can heal injuries,
pulling pain from another person and
storing it inside her own body. But
unlike her sister Tali and the other
Takers who become Healer’s League
apprentices, Nya’s skill is flawed: she
can’t push that pain into pynvium,
the enchanted metal used to store
person to person, a dangerous skill
that she must keep hidden from
forces occupying her city. If
discovered, she’d be used as a
human weapon against her own
people.
struggling for survival in a city
crippled by war. She is also a Taker—
with her touch, she can heal injuries,
pulling pain from another person and
storing it inside her own body. But
unlike her sister Tali and the other
Takers who become Healer’s League
apprentices, Nya’s skill is flawed: she
can’t push that pain into pynvium,
the enchanted metal used to store
person to person, a dangerous skill
that she must keep hidden from
forces occupying her city. If
discovered, she’d be used as a
human weapon against her own
people.
Rumors of another war make Nya’s life harder, forcing her to take
desperate risks just to find work and food. She pushes her luck too
far and exposes her secret to a pain merchant eager to use her
shifting ability for his own sinister purpose. At first, Nya refuses, but
faced with some difficult choices. As her father used to say,
principles are a bargain at any price, but how many will Nya have to
sell to get Tali back alive?
desperate risks just to find work and food. She pushes her luck too
far and exposes her secret to a pain merchant eager to use her
shifting ability for his own sinister purpose. At first, Nya refuses, but
faced with some difficult choices. As her father used to say,
principles are a bargain at any price, but how many will Nya have to
sell to get Tali back alive?
The Shifter
Balzer & Bray
An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
ISBN 978-0-06-174704-5
Balzer & Bray
An Imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
ISBN 978-0-06-174704-5
| Look for the Healing Wars books II and III Fall 2010 and 2011. |
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