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Mickle, who began life as a street urchin, has risen to become the wise Queen Augusta of Westmark. Yet the kingdom is restless; specters of past conflicts whisper of future war. Revolutionaries led by Justin challenge the monarchy, even the benevolent Mickle, while Cabbarus—banished from Westmark—plans a coup to install a reign of terror. Colonel Theo Kestrel, the famed military leader, remembers the bloody battles and the fight for his own soul. The past has resurfaced to haunt the present, and Theo must once again join the fight to determine Westmark's fate.
First publish date: June 10, 2002
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Lloyd Alexander
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