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    Shield of Stars

    By Hilari Bell

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    Weasel fumbled the cloth aside. It was a shield, steel plate over dark wood, with rotting leather straps. It looked old, and battered, and real.

    A former pickpocket, Weasel is the type of boy most people would avoid. Certainly, no one would ever trust him -- except for one man. Justice Holis took Weasel off the streets, gave him a home, a job as his clerk, and a key to his house. Weasel's new life may be a bit boring, but for the first time someone actually cares about him.

    Now Justice Holis is the one in trouble. Arrested for treason, he will surely hang unless someone saves him -- and that someone can only be Weasel. But what can one boy do? Not much without help.

    So with a mysterious girl named Arisa by his side, Weasel goes in search of the Falcon, the most dangerous bandit in Deorthas, but also the one person who would be able -- and possibly willing -- to stage a prison break.

    But Weasel's fate changes when he stumbles upon a shield. Could this be the one said to have been lost for centuries, the one that bestows power on whoever holds it? If so, Weasel, once a lowly pickpocket, could be the most powerful person in the land.

    With extraordinary craftsmanship, Hilari Bell weaves a fantasy adventure story that will have readers captivated from the first word to the last.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAladdin
    Release dateSep 29, 2009
    ISBN9781442406728
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    Hilari Bell

    Hilari Bell is the author of many science fiction and fantasy novels for children and teens. She lives in Denver, Colorado.

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    • 4/5
      Seen through the eyes of the young male protagonist (Weasel, to you), Shield of Stars is an interesting tale, set both in the city and in the country, which--in this culture--is practically two different worlds. Nimble pickpocket turned law clerk, Weasel is firmly of the opinion that he is his own primary responsibility; and secondary, etc. His rule gets challenged and broken repeatedly as those he feels obligated to are put in danger. Realizing he can do nothing to help them by himself, he sets off to find the Hidden, an illegal religious group, or the Falcon, a bloodthirsty bandit. Naturally, nothing turns out as he expects, but as the events turn, so does his thinking. By the end of the book, he's almost ready for the final challenge of keeping the solution to a very bad situation from being worse than the very bad situation! I liked Weasel (aka William, Will, and Willy). He's smart, resourceful, and capable of learning. He doesn't make friends easily, per se, but he makes good friends. And he's a good friend to have.
    • 5/5
      This book, the first of a new series, was full of adventure. Well written and very involving, it sucked me in from page 1. Set in less modern times, this book involves two main characters, a young girl and boy who end up in a makeshift cell together for separate reasons. Their stories become intertwined and is wrapped up nicely by the end of the book. Of course, there are more books to come, but I did feel some closure with this first novel.
    • 3/5
      Political situations are a bit confusing and convoluted, but the characters are well drawn and interesting. Action, scandal, humor, and criminal activity sprinkled throughout. I think fantasy readers will enjoy.