Rise of a Hero (The Farsala Trilogy) (46 page)

This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real locales are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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Copyright © 2005 by Hilari Bell

Map on pages vi–vii drawn by Russ Charpentier

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Designed by Greg Stadnyk

The text of this book was set in font Cochin.

First Simon Pulse edition June 2006

The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follows:

Bell, Hilari

Rise of a hero / Hilari Bell.— 1st ed.

p. cm.—(Farsala Trilogy ; bk. 2)

Summary: Although the Hrum believe their war against Farsala is nearly over, Soraya has strategic information that will help if she can reach Jiaan and Kavi and their separate resistance movements, but discord and Time’s Wheel seem destined to keep them apart.

ISBN-13: 978-0-689-85415-6 (hc.)

ISBN-10: 0-689-85415-3 (hc.)

[1. Fantasy.] I. Title.

PZ7.B38894Wh 2005

[Fic]—dc22      2003025164

ISBN-13: 978-0-689-85417-0 (pbk.)

ISBN-10: 0-689-85417-X (pbk.)

ISBN-13: 978-1-4391-0788-1 (eBook)