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    Chaos Rises
    Chaos Rises
    Chaos Rises
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    Chaos Rises

    By Melinda Brasher

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    The day the hill tiger attacks, young Hala realizes excitedly that she may have the gift. As time passes, however, she wonders what good it is: a power that manifests itself only in the ability to accidentally summon animals at inconvenient times. The local mage hasn't been able to teach her to control it, and she can't even reliably summon her own sheep. Then one day she returns home to find a black-cloaked stranger holding her village under a terrible spell. Alone, she must find a way to save her family, her friends, and the boy who has finally begun to notice her.

    You can enjoy this stand-alone short story by itself, or read it in conjunction with Far-Knowing, which takes place after the events in Chaos Rises.

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMelinda Brasher
    Release dateMar 24, 2014
    ISBN9781310135040
    Chaos Rises
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    Melinda Brasher

    Melinda Brasher spends her time writing fiction, traveling, and teaching English as a second language in places like Poland, Mexico, the Czech Republic, and Arizona. Her short fiction and travel writing appear in Ellipsis Literature and Art, Enchanted Conversation, International Living, and others. Visit her online at www.melindabrasher.com.

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      Chaos Rises - Melinda Brasher

      Chaos Rises

      A Far-Knowing tale

      By Melinda Brasher

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      Table of Contents

      Chaos Rises

      About the Author

      Far-Knowing Sneak Peek

      Other Books by Melinda Brasher

      Chaos Rises

      By Melinda Brasher

      Hala was picking rumpelberries the day she accidentally summoned the hill tiger. Two buckets, almost full. Hands slippery with juice. Stomach gurgling guiltily from the sour-sweet feast. Nothing on her mind but the warmth of the sun and her mother's rumpelberry tart. Rumpelberry soup with cream. Rumpelberry sauce on venison.

      She'd just discovered another bush when the guttural warning sounded behind her. She whirled, berries flying from her hand, as a flash of dull orange blocked out the trees.

      Pain seared her arm, where she'd lifted it to block her face. The beast's teeth dragged through her flesh until they ripped themselves free. Only then did she realize what it was: a real hill tiger. It glared at her through red slitted eyes, its black gums pulled back from three-inch fangs.

      She swung the berry bucket at its head. It hissed and she screamed, but she kept swinging. Berries pelted down on them as the tiger's paws slashed through the sunlight and tore at her skin. She lashed out with a foot, so hard the tiger jumped away, arched its back, and hissed again. Then it was gone, running off so fast she hardly even saw it bolt. She didn't let go of the bucket's handle until the birds started singing again and the blood from her arm had begun to mix with the ruined berries on the ground.

      Hala retold the story at least a dozen times that day, while the healer worked patiently on her wounds. Her brother wanted to know how fast it could run, and how thick its muscles were. Her mother demanded to know why she'd gone picking berries alone in the first place, though Hala insisted that thirteen years old was practically grown up. Her father grilled her for details of its location so

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