The beast player:

Nahoko Uehashi's The Beast Player is an epic YA fantasy about a girl with a special power to communicate with magical beasts and the warring kingdom only she can save. - Elin's family has an important responsibility caring for the fearsome water serpents that form the core of their kingdom...

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Main Author: Uehashi, Nahoko 1962- (Author)
Other Authors: Onoda, Yuta (Illustrator), Hirano, Cathy (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Japanese
Published: New York Godwinbooks, Henry Holt and Company 2019
Edition:First American hardcover edition
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Summary:Nahoko Uehashi's The Beast Player is an epic YA fantasy about a girl with a special power to communicate with magical beasts and the warring kingdom only she can save. - 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 creatures mysteriously die, Elin's mother is sentenced to death as punishment. With her last breath, she manages to send her daughter to safey. Alone and far from home, Elin soon discovers that she can communicate with both the terrifying water serpents and the majestic flying beasts that guard her queen. This skill gives her great power, but it also involves her in deadly plots that could cost her life. Can she save herself and prevent her beloved beasts from from being used as tools of war? Or is there no escaping the terrible battles to come? --
Item Description:"First published in English by Pushkin Press, 2018."
Physical Description:344 pages illustrations, genealogical table 24 cm
ISBN:9781250307460

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