The Shamer's Daughter (The Shamer Chronicles 1)
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Dina has inherited her mother's gift: she is a Shamer, able to see a person's most guilty secrets just by gazing in their eyes. But sometimes her gift feels more like a curse. Nobody seems to want a friend who can see their deepest shame. But when Dina's mother is called to Dunark Castle to uncover the truth about a terrible crime, Dina must come to terms with her power, and quickly - or let her mother fall prey to the vicious dragons of Dunark.
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Dina has inherited her mother's gift: she is a Shamer, able to see a person's most guilty secrets just by gazing in their eyes. But sometimes her gift feels more like a curse. Nobody seems to want a friend who can see their deepest shame. But when Dina's mother is called to Dunark Castle to uncover the truth about a terrible crime, Dina must come to terms with her power, and quickly - or let her mother fall prey to the vicious dragons of Dunark.
Title: The Shamer's Daughter (The Shamer Chronicles 1)
Author: Lene Kaaberbøl
ISBN: 9781782692256
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Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books
Publication Date: 2019-07-04
Number of Pages: 208
Weight: 0.1801 kg
The series as a whole is in good standing alongside Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy and C. S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia. - Booklist, starred review
The term 'page-turner' is often used, but not always justified. It is deserved here, tenfold. I really, really couldn't put the book down. - School Librarian
The most original new fiction of this kind ... thrilling and thoughtful. - The Times
Spiced with likable characters and an intriguing new magical ability - eagerly awaiting volume two. -Kirkus
This novel stands on its own and offers a satisfying conclusion even as it provides an intriguing setting and mythology for future adventures. - Publishers Weekly
An absorbing and fast-paced fantasy/mystery bursting with action and intrigue. The only question is: when will the next one come out? - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Full of passion. - Guardian
I gobbled it up! - Tamora Pierce, author of The Song of the Lioness
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