num_pages: 384
description: Raisa was only a child when she was kidnapped and enslaved in Qilara. Forced to serve in the palace of the King shes endured hunger abuse and the harrowing fear of discovery. Everyone knows that Raisa is Arnath but not that she is a Learned One a part of an Arnath group educated in higher order symbols. In Qilara this language is so fiercely protected that only the King the Prince and Tutors are allowed to know it. So when the current Tutor-in-training is executed for sharing the guarded language with slaves and Raisa is chosen to replace her Raisa knows that although she may have a privileged position among slaves any slipup could mean death.That would be challenging enough but training alongside Prince Mati could be her real undoing. And when a romance blossoms between them shes suddenly filled with a dangerous hope for something she never before thought possible: more. Then shes approached by the Resistancean underground army of slavesto help liberate the Arnath people. Joining the Resistance could mean freeing her peoplebut shed also be aiding in the war against her beloved an honorable man she knows wants to help the slaves.Working against the one she lovesand a palace full of deadly political renegadeshas some heady consequences. As Raisa struggles with whats right she unwittingly uncovers a secret that the Qilarites have long since buriedone that unlocked could bring the current world order to its knees.And Raisa is the one holding the key.
language: English
title: Sword and Verse
publisher: HarperTeen