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Forging the Sword by Hilari Bell

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Also by Hilari Bell:

The Last Knight, September 2007
Hardcover
Prophecy, September 2007
Paperback (reprint)
Shield of Stars, April 2007
Hardcover
Forging the Sword, December 2006
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The Prophecy, August 2006
Hardcover
The Wizard Test, June 2006
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Rise of a Hero, May 2006
Mass Market Paperback (reprint)
Fall of a Kingdom, January 2005
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The Goblin Wood, June 2004
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FORGING THE SWORD
By: Hilari Bell

Farsala Trilogy #3
Simon & Schuster
December 2006
On Sale: November 28, 2006
512 pages
ISBN: 0689854161
EAN: 9780689854163
Hardcover
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Fantasy | Young Adult

THE SPIRIT OF THE ANCIENT CHAMPION, SORAHB, WAS REBORN INTO THE BODY OF A DEGHAN YOUTH.

There is not much time left on the Hrum's self-imposed limit -- only a few months. If in that time they don't take all of Farsala, then the Farsalans will regain their independence.

Ceaselessly, Soraya, Kavi, and Jiaan work to keep control of what little land remains free from Hrum rule: parts of the countryside, the badlands, and the walled city of Mazad. They have many people helping them, but there is still one important piece missing: a sword that is able to withstand the Hrum's watersteel. In the end Farsala will fall if it can't win in battle.

But one thing none of these young heroes can foresee is the growing desperation of the Hrum leaders. It will lead some to break their own laws and sacred pacts and will reveal truths to Kavi, Soraya, and Jiaan about the nature of war, the nature of human beings, and -- most importantly -- the nature of themselves.

Hilari Bell builds the action and intrigue to a crescendo in the final installment of this critically acclaimed trilogy.

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