num_pages: 494
description: Maerad is a slave in a desperate and unforgiving settlement, taken there as a child when her family is destroyed in war. She is unaware that she possesses a powerful gift, a gift that marks her as a member of the School of Pellinor. It is only when she is discovered by Cadvan, one of the great Bards of Lirigon, that her true heritage and extraordinary destiny unfolds. Now she and her teacher, Cadvan, must survive a punishing and uncertain journey through a time and place where the dark forces they battle with stem from the deepest recesses of other-worldly terror.
language: English
title: The Gift
titlecomplete: The Gift (The Books of Pellinor, #1)
characters: Dernhil of Gent, Maerad of Pellinor, Cadvan of Lirigon
genres: Magic, Fiction, Adventure, Young Adult Fantasy, Teen, Young Adult, High Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Fantasy
ratings_count: 26207
series: The Books of Pellinor
publisher: Walker Books