Tribute

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What if your greatest enemy was yourselfZara is a marge, one of the elite in a world where magic is power and the non-magic majority live as slaves. When her slave child best friend is killed for the crime of literacy, Zara seeks revenge by spying for the rebel Knowledge seekers. She finds her bravery and magical skills tested when Aidan is taken hostage in a bid for supposed peace. Sensing a kindred spirit, she promises to help him. However, before she can assist him, her secret is discovered. Hunted by her own, she seeks refuge with the Knowledge Seekers. But when you can kill with a thought, can you ever be trusted Pain, romance, defiance and revenge combine in this powerfully written - and breathtakingly envisioned - YA fantasy.

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Ellen Renner's wild imagination and tender prose resemble Joan Aiken's and Tribute is a tour de force. * New Statesman *
Thrilling and beautifully written, TRIBUTE drew me into its story from the first page -- Amanda Craig
Richly imagined and beautifully written. TRIBUTE completely swept me away. -- L. A. Weatherly, author of ANGEL and MISSING BABY
Thought-provoking fantasy * Metro *
Ellen Renner's Tribute [uses] the [fantasy] genre to say something deeply resonant about our own world -- SF Said, author of VARJAK PAW
spellbinding ... absorbing ... outstanding" * The Guardian (Praise for TRIBUTE) *

Author Bio

Ellen Renner was born in the USA, but came to England in her twenties, married here, and now lives in an old house in Devon with her husband and son. Ellen originally trained as a painter and surrounds herself with sketches of her characters as she writes. She spins wool as well as stories, knitting and weaving when time allows. She plays the violin, fences (badly!) and collects teapots and motorcycles.Her first book, CASTLE OF SHADOWS, won the Cornerstones Wow Factor Competition, the 2010 North East Book Award and was chosen for both THE INDEPENDENT and THE TIMES summer reading lists and, along with the sequel CITY OF THIEVES, was included on THE TIMES list of best children's books of 2010. Follow Ellen at www.ellenrenner.com or on Twitter: @Ellen_Renner