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Synopsis
Although the Hrum believe their war against Farsala is nearly over, Soraya has strategic information that will help if she can reach Jiaan and Kavi and their separate resistance movements, but discord and Time's Wheel seem destined to keep them apart.
Is Rise of a Hero appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
This middle book in a war-focused fantasy trilogy depicts an occupied nation's resistance movement with moderate battle violence and strategic conflict. Characters face wartime dangers, moral complexity, and the challenges of unity against invaders.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include war, violence, and political violence.
Who'll love this
Teens will be pulled into the multi-threaded resistance story where separated allies must overcome discord and fate to reunite and save their conquered homeland.