Rise of a Hero
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| Author | Hilari Bell |
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| Cover artist | Steve Stone |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Farsala trilogy |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Publication date | May 2005 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 480 pp (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 978-0-689-85415-6 (first edition, hardback) |
| Preceded by | Fall of a Kingdom |
| Followed by | Forging the Sword |
Rise of a Hero is the 2005 fantasy novel which comprises the second book in the Farsala Trilogy by Hilari Bell.
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[edit] Plot summary
Legend has it that when Farsala most needs a warrior to lead it, Sorahb son of Rostam will be restored by the god Azura. That time has come. After a devastating loss to the army of the Hrum, Farsala has all but fallen. Only the walled city of Mazad and a few of the more uninhabitable regions remain free of Hrum rule, and they seem destined to fall as well. Farsala needs a champion now. Soraya risks being a slave in the Hrum camp to save her little brother and her mother which are currently slaves, embedded in their slave pens. Kavi, has second thoughts about helping the Hrum and switches sides. While on the other hand Jiaan still hates Kavi and is furious when the three are re-united.
[edit] Literary significance & criticism
A number of reviews for this second novel have praised the work:
- "The tangible, if not excessively gritty, realness of the world and its conflicts denies any simple good vs. evil binary" [1]
- "Rise of a Hero is an ambitious, tightly written and highly intelligent fantasy" [1]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ a b Mo, Jennifer (28 October 2006). Rambles review. Rambles: a cultural arts magazine. Retrieved on 2007-03-06.
[edit] References
- Simon & schuster: Rise of a Hero. Publishers website. Retrieved on 2007-03-06.
- SFRA on Rise of a Hero. Science Fiction Writers of America. Retrieved on 2007-03-06.
