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School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2008
Gr 8-Up Following "The Naming" (2005) and "The Riddle" (2006, both Candlewick), this volume in the quartet focuses on Hem, Maerad's brother. An orphan under the care of Bard Saliman, he discovers that he can communicate with birds, and a friendship with a white crow proves very useful. War against the forces of the evil Nameless One is imminent. Orphan Zelika, angry and vengeful, joins them but is...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
This third installment of a fantasy quartet features Hem, brother of the series's heroine Maerad. Just as Hem is settli...Log In or Sign Up to Read More