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Northlander

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Ellin is a girl from the southern lands, where her people are regarded with suspicion. When her father, a physician, is summoned to the north to treat the northern king, she is forced to travel with him into a frozen country that despises her kind. Once there, Ellin must contend with northerners who see her as an enemy and with her own countrymen, who may turn against her, all while struggling to endure a harsh and icy land. The realm is split into a northern and a southern land, and the story mixes fantasy, conflict and moments of magic.

Audience
young adult
Length
medium · 252 pages

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