Rivera Sun

The Lost Heir

an Unruly Royal, an Urchin Queen, and a Quest for Justice

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Produktbeschreibung

WINNER - 2019 NAUTILUS AWARD - SILVER MEDAL! Going beyond dragon-slayers and sword-swingers, The Lost Heir blends fantasy and adventure with social justice issues in an unstoppable story that will make you cheer! Two warring nations. One royal heir. A world about to explode. Mariana Capital is in an uproar! A half-wild orphan has been discovered to be the long-lost daughter of the King of the Desert and the Queen of Mariana. As the heir to two thrones, Ari Ara is thrust into a world of nobles and street urchins, warriors and merchants, high fashion and dangerous plots. The splendor dazzles her until the day she sneaks out to explore the city and makes a shocking discovery . . . the luxury of the nobles is built by the forced labor of her father's people. Thousands of water workers have come from the desert to trade their work for water. They labor on the river docks, in the noble houses, and even in the sewing rooms making the fancy gowns Ari Ara is expected to wear. Outraged, she sets out on a quest for justice. The nobles turn against her, someone tries to kill her, and her royal blood is thrown into question. Unexpected allies rush to her side: the Urchin Queen, a monkish young scholar, a desert seamstress, and a mysterious hawk keeper. Before she knows it, she's sparked an uprising like nothing Mariana Capital has ever seen! With all the fun of a sword-swinging adventure, but without the violence, The Lost Heir spins a spectacular story with strong female characters and powerful social justice themes. "Armed" with nonviolence and love, Ari Ara sets out to restore the honor and dignity of both her peoples. A shero with spunk and spark, Ari Ara confronts prejudice, discrimination, bullying, and injustice with all the action, adventure, magic, and fantasy that readers love! Kids, parents, and teachers agree: you'll love this book! Praise for The Lost Heir "...a beautiful experience...one that everyone in the world needs - now more than ever." - Heart Phoenix, River Phoenix Center for Peacebuilding " ...this book couldn't have come at a better time. " - Patrick Hiller, Executive Director, War Prevention Initiative "...an impressive feat an exciting story that deftly teaches ways to create a world that works for all...outstanding contribution to the field of nonviolence!" - Kit Miller, Executive Director, M.K. Gandhi Center for Nonviolence "Five stars. It's Harry Potter with a contemporary message." - Gayle Morrow, retired Y/A Librarian " …deserves an international audience." - Amber French, Editorial Advisor, International Center on Nonviolent Conflict "I highly recommend gathering the children around you and reading The Way Between and The Lost Heir so everyone can enjoy and embrace these masterfully-told, exciting adventures." - Scotty Bruer, Founder, Peace Now "Rivera Sun's creativity, wisdom, insight and joyful nonviolent activism for all ages fills me with awe and hope. If we were all to read her books the way we have read Harry Potter's, we would be well on our way to sending a different message to our children." - Veronica Pelicaric, Author, Pace e Bene/Campaign Nonviolence

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rising Sun Media, Inc,
• Seitenzahl: 354
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. September 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 631g
• ISBN-13: 9781948016063
• ISBN-10: 1948016060
• Artikelnr.: 57967592

Autorenporträt

Rivera Sun is an award-winning author and an internationally-respected teacher of strategy for nonviolent movements. She is the founding editor of the weekly Nonviolence News, the largest international journal devoted to the use of nonviolence in mass movements. She is the author of nine novels, as well as nine theatrical plays, three books of poetry, a book of highly opinionated essays and a study guide to nonviolent action.Her essays on social justice are syndicated by Peace Voice and have appeared in hundreds of newspapers and magazines.Rivera co-hosted nationally syndicated weekly radio shows for over five years and has co-founded two nationwide nonviolent study and action groups.She has been the program director for Pace e Bene/Campaign Nonviolence and is an advisor to many national and international social and environmental activist organizations. Rivera's webinars, readings and workshops are available on her website. She is happy to meet with classroom and activist groups and book clubs.Rivera has red hair, a twin sister, and a fondness for esoteric mystics. She went to Bennington College to study writing as a Harcourt Scholar and graduated with a degree in dance. She lives in an earthship house in New Mexico, where she grows tomatoes, bakes sourdough bread, and drinks pu'erh tea. Rivera has been an aerial dancer, a bike messenger, and a gung-fu style tea server. Everything else about her -except her writing- is perfectly ordinary.Rivera Sun sings the anthem of our times. Her work celebrates the everyday heroes hidden in activists and soccer moms, alike. Rich metaphor and exquisite writing thrust her novels and poetry into the realms of literary greatness, while the stories grab the social issues of our times by the collar and shakes them hard. A soaring tribute to the beauty of the human spirit and also a scathing indictment of contemporary culture, her work is unforgettable; it seizes you at the first page and sends you flying out the other side, refreshed, rejuvenated and empowered to change. Rivera believes in being an embodiment of love-in-action in all that she does. A passionate participant in creating a just, sustainable, and peaceful world, she takes the responsibility of life seriously . . . and with a good dose of humor. Her novels focus on the social issues of our times, positing creative solutions as well as muckraking through the causes of suffering. "Life is the ultimate adventure!" Rivera says.Rivera is easy to connect with on Facebook and Twitter, or through the RiveraSun.com website. She encourages her readers to reach out, write reviews, and share their favorite quotes with others. Rivera in her words: I collect tangible heroesimperfect and lovablefrom all times and all nations, races and creedswith their adventure-plot-metaphorsthat we, ourselves, liveto inspire all peopleto lead boldly authentic, everyday livesdeeply connected to themselveseach otherand this earth.I pair complexity to simplicityfold panoramas into packageschallenge one voice to speak many.I leave room for music,dance,and physicality.embodying the tellerin mind, heart, and soul.The kitchen becomes a stagethe classroom a theaterevery human a storyteller.The tales become commondiscussed over tea,simmered with dinnerwritten in lettersrippling. . .into our lives.