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In the realm of the Blue Crescent Islands, Tashi, the rigidly formal Fourth Crown Princess, reluctantly wedges into the military camp of Prince Ramil of Gerfal, the eighteen-year-old Prince of Gerfal. Their religious, cultural, and personal differences threaten to end their political alliance and put both countries at the mercy of a fearsome warlord.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Julia Golding
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