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Princess and heir to the throne of Thorvaldor, Nalia's led a privileged life at court. But everything changes when it's revealed, just after her sixteenth birthday, that she is a false princess, a stand-in for the real Nalia, who has been hidden away for her protection. Cast out with little... read more

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Sixteen year, Nalia was raised as the princess of Thorvalder. Then comes the fateful day when she learns of her true heritage. Her parents had gone to see the oracle to receive a prophecy about her, as is custom, and her prophecy was one of blood. So the real princess Nalia was sent away,... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

Sixteen year, Nalia was raised as the princess of Thorvalder. Then comes the fateful day when she learns of her true heritage. Her parents had gone to see the oracle to receive a prophecy about her, as is custom, and her prophecy was one of blood. So the real princess Nalia was sent away, into hiding, and she is actually a girl named Sinda.
She is sent away to live with an aunt she has never met, working to learn her aunt's trade. But as she was raised as a princess, she wonders if she could ever fit into a normal world.
But when she discovers a deep and so tangled plot set into motion before her birth, she does everything in her power to unveil it.

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  • Nalia/Sinda: Nalia was raised a princess and heir to the throne. Is cast out and known by the name Sinda Azaway.
  • Kiernan: Nalia/Sinda's best friend.
  • Mika: A girl that is lively and has lived in the countryside for as long as she can remember
  • Varil: Sinda's aunt. She works as a dye maker.
  • Melaina: powerful magician that works for the king and queen
  • Neomar: A powerful wizard who works for the king and queen and is the head of the wizard's college.
  • Philantha: The woman Sinda is apprenticed to to learn magic.
  • Kelman: A king from long ago that had a secret door made in the castle that could only be opened with someone of royal blood.
  • Orianne: The girl who replaces Sinda as the princess and heir to the throne.
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The day they came to tell me, I was in one of the gardens with Kiernan, trying to decipher a three-hundred-year-old map of the palace grounds.

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  1. Eilis O'Neal (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: EgmontUSA
Country: USA
Publication Date: January 25, 2011
ISBN: 978-1606840795
Page Count: 336

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