Bloodline Rising - Hardcover

Moran, Katy

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Synopsis

A story of loyalties tested, secrets exposed, and one boy’s search for identity amid the tangled political intrigue and deception of the Dark Ages.

A young thief known as "the Ghost" roams seventh-century Constantinople, tangling in political feuds and petty theft, using his eerie gifts of persuasion and stealth. With his father away at war and his mother devastated by his little sister’s death, Cai would rather be anywhere than at home. But when a rival ambushes and sells Cai as a slave, he begins to regret his choices. Aboard the slavers’ ship, Cai travels far from the warmth of Constantinople into his parents’ homeland — the forbidding land of Britain, where war is brewing between tribes. Bought by a clan head, Cai finds a new life as a tribal member, and using his uncanny talents, is put to work as a spy. The secrets he discovers, however, kindle doubt and disloyalty in his heart. Adrift in a society he still feels apart from, Cai seeks truth and revenge, throwing his life to the wind with startling results.

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About the Author

Katy Moran, author of the critically acclaimed novel Bloodline, lives in Shropshire, England.

Reviews

The warrior Essa, last seen in Bloodline (2009), now cedes center stage to his teenage son, Cai. The first half of the book, though, feels quite different than the sword-and-shield battles of the previous volume, as the tale picks up in seventh-century Constantinople, where Cai works as a thief known as �the Ghost.� Twists of fate land him on a slave ship back to his native Britain, where he is quickly plunged into the subterfuge and shifting allegiances of a land not yet aligned by a common king. The politics are complicated, but Cai�s an irresistible character. Brash and conceited, he is perfect for learning some tough lessons. Grades 9-12. --Daniel Kraus

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ISBN 10:  1406310239 ISBN 13:  9781406310238
Publisher: Walker Childrens Paperbacks, 2009
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