num_pages: 368
description: Tarisai has always longed for the warmth of a family. She was raised in isolation by a mysterious often absent mother known only as The Lady. The Lady sends her to the capital of the global empire of Aritsar to compete with other children to be chosen as one of the Crown Princes Council of 11. If shes picked shell be joined with the other Council members through the Ray a bond deeper than blood. That closeness is irresistible to Tarisai who has always wanted to belong somewhere. But The Lady has other ideas including a magical wish that Tarisai is compelled to obey: Kill the Crown Prince once she gains his trust. Tarisai wont stand by and become someones pawnbut is she strong enough to choose a different path for herself?
language: English
title: Raybearer
publisher: Amulet Books