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Author Uehashi, Nahoko, author. Title The beast player / Nahoko Uehashi ; translated by Cathy Hirano. Publisher New York : Godwinbooks/Henry Holt and Company, 2019. ©2018. Copies
ITEM LOC CALL # STATUS Ashland young adult fiction YA UEHASHI AVAILABLE Edition First American hardcover edition. Descript 344 pages : genealogical table ; 24 cm Note "First published in English by Pushkin Press in 2018." Summary Erin's family cares for the fearsome water serpents that form the core of their kingdom's army. When some of the beasts mysteriously die, Elin's mother is sentenced to death as punishment. With her last breath she manages to send her daughter to safety. Alone, far from home, Elin discovers that she can talk to both the terrifying water serpents and the majestic flying beasts that guard her queen. This skill involves her in deadly plots that could cost her life. Can she save herself and prevent her beloved beasts from being used as tools of war? Note Translated from the Japanese. Subject Magic -- Fiction. Animals, Mythical -- Fiction. Human-animal communication -- Fiction. Imaginary wars and battles -- Fiction. Snakes -- Fiction. Kings and rulers -- Fiction. Genre Young adult fiction. Paranormal fiction. Fantasy fiction. Alt Author Onoda, Yuta, illustrator. Hirano, Cathy, translator. Unif Title Kemono no Soja. English. ISBN/ISSN 9781250307460 (hardcover) 1250307465 (hardcover)
