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Jepp, a teenage dwarf living in 16th century Europe, leaves home to seek his destiny
Hyperion
October 2012
On Sale: October 4, 2012
Featuring: Jepp
400 pages
ISBN: 1423135008
EAN: 9781423135005
Kindle: B008UZILS0
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Fate:
Is it written in the stars from the moment we
are born?
Or is it a bendable thing that we can
shape with our own hands?
Jepp of Astraveld
needs to know.
He left his countryside home on the
empty promise of a stranger, only to become a captive in a
luxurious prison: Coudenberg Palace, the royal court of the
Spanish Infanta. Nobody warned Jepp that as a court dwarf,
daily injustices would become his seemingly unshakable fate.
If the humiliations were his alone, perhaps he could endure
them; but it breaks Jepp’s heart to see his friend Lia
suffer.
After Jepp and Lia attempt a daring escape
from the palace, Jepp is imprisoned again, alone in a cage.
Now, spirited across Europe in a kidnapper’s carriage, Jepp
fears where his unfortunate stars may lead him. But he can't
even begin to imagine the brilliant and eccentric
new master—a man devoted to uncovering the secrets of the
stars—who awaits him. Or the girl who will help him mend his
heart and unearth the long-buried secrets of his
past.
Masterfully written, grippingly paced, and
inspired by real historical characters, Jepp, Who Defied
the Stars is the tale of an extraordinary hero
and his inspiring quest to become the master of his own destiny.
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