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Soraya knows the key to ending the Hrum’s prolonged war with Farsala, but her information must reach the separate resistance leaders Jiaan and Kavi. Trust divides them, and the enigmatic Time's Wheel may keep them apart. The story follows her efforts to overcome obstacles and bring the disparate groups together in a fight for peace.
First publish date: 2005
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Hilari Bell
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