num_pages: 316
description: Lémabantunk, the Glorious City, is a place of peace and plenty. But it is also a land of swift and severe justice. Young Darroti has been accused of the murder of a highborn woman who had chosen the life of a Mendicant, a holy beggar whose blessing brings forgiveness. Now his entire family must share his shame, and his punishment--exile to an unknown world.Grieving for the life they have left behind, Darroti and his family find themselves in a hostile land--an all-too-familiar American future, a country under attack in a world torn by hatred and war. There, each tries to cope in their own way.Some will surrender to despair. Some will strive to preserve the old ways. Some will be lured by the new world's temptations. And some, sustained by extraordinary love, will find a way to heal the family's grief and give them hope.
language: English
title: The Necessary Beggar
titlecomplete: The Necessary Beggar
genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult, Romance, Science Fiction Fantasy, Adult, Novels, Ghosts, Fantasy
ratings_count: 574
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award
category: Adult Literature, awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: ALA Alex Award
publisher: Tor Books