Loved itThis book, you guys, it's very short and it packs such a punch. She does dragon magic in such an interesting way.
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Song of the beast (2003)
Others: Positive Brutal imprisonment has broken Aidan McAllister. Once the most famous musician of his generation, celebrated as a man beloved of the gods, his voice is now silent, his hands ruined, his music that offered beauty and hope to war-torn Elyria destroyed. Even the god who nurtured his talent since boyhood has abandoned him. But no one ever told him his crime. To discover the truth, he must risk his hard-bought freedom to unlock the mind of his god and the heart of his enemy.
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- 9780451459237
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- 467 pages
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