num_pages: 190
description: On the twin continents of Komilant and Kamalant, Antia has lived the pampered life of a princess. But when she crosses the Small Sea to the island desert of Roshan -- ostensibly to be betrothed to Jodril, heir to Chief Hamrab -- she finds a completely alien world. Antia is determined not to conform, but to keep her own identity in this strange country, a country which is full of rumours of an ancient mystery and is the setting for a bitter and deadly power struggle.Even as Antia resolves to discover the secret, she also finds that Roshan has a way with those who live there. There is an age-old wisdom at work behind the veneer of political intrigue and she finds herself at the center of dramatic events over which she has no control. Is the secret of Roshan hers to impart if she can fathom it? And who is the mysterious Sandwriter?It is Sandwriter who will provide the answer which lies at the heart of this thought-provoking, gripping novel.
language: English
title: Sandwriter
titlecomplete: Sandwriter
characters: Eskoril, Antia, Jodril
genres: Fiction, British Literature, Canada, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Childrens, Young Adult Fantasy, Adult, Fantasy, Adventure
ratings_count: 175
series: Sandwriter
publisher: Fitzhenry and Whiteside