Fantasy

The Ruby Key

by Holly LisleBook 1 of 2 in Moon and Sun
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Description

Human and Nightlings are never to meet, but when Genna and her brother Dan venture into the old forest at night, they encounter a Nightling slave who reveals a terrifying secret: Genna and Dan's village chieftain has made a dangerous deal with Letrin, ruler of the Nightlings, offering the lives of his people in exchange for his own immortality.

What it’s like

ThemeHigh FantasyDark FantasyScaredImmortality
ViolenceStandard
HorrorChilling

Details

First published
May 1, 2008
Pages
361
Reading time
About 7 hours
Format
Novel
Audience
Young Adult
Publisher
Orchard Books
Language
English
ISBN
9780545000123
Series
Moon and Sun, Book 1

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