The beast player

Elin's family has an important responsibility: caring for the fearsome water serpents that form the core of their kingdom's army. So 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, fa...

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Main Author: Uehashi, Nahoko (Author)
Other Authors: Hirano, Cathy (Translator), Onoda, Yuta (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Japanese
Published: New York : Godwinbooks/Henry Holt and Company, 2019.
Edition:First American hardcover edition.
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240 1 0 |a Kemono no Sōja.  |l English 
245 1 4 |a The beast player /  |c Nahoko Uehashi ; illustrations by Yuta Onoda ; translated by Cathy Hirano. 
250 |a First American hardcover edition. 
264 1 |a New York :  |b Godwinbooks/Henry Holt and Company,  |c 2019. 
264 4 |c ©2018 
300 |a 344 pages :  |b illustrations, genealogical table ;  |c 24 cm 
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500 |a "First published in English by Pushkin Press, 2018." 
546 |a Translated from the Japanese. 
590 |a Genre sticker: Fantasy. 
520 |a Elin's family has an important responsibility: caring for the fearsome water serpents that form the core of their kingdom's army. So 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 soon discovers that she can talk to both the terrifying water serpents and the majestic flying beasts that guard her queen. This skill gives her great powers, but it also 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? Or is there no way of escaping the terrible battles to come? 
650 0 |a Magic  |v Young adult fiction. 
650 0 |a Animals, Mythical  |v Young adult fiction. 
650 0 |a Imaginary wars and battles  |v Young adult fiction. 
650 0 |a Serpents  |v Young adult fiction. 
650 0 |a Kings and rulers  |v Young adult fiction. 
650 0 |a Imaginary creatures  |v Young adult fiction. 
650 0 |a Snakes  |v Young adult fiction. 
650 0 |a Kings, queens, rulers, etc  |v Young adult fiction. 
650 0 |a Supernatural  |v Young adult fiction. 
655 7 |a Fantasy fiction  |v Young adult.  |2 local 
700 1 |a Hirano, Cathy,  |e translator. 
700 1 |a Onoda, Yuta,  |e illustrator. 
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