{"product_id":"9781504037716","title":"Path of Fate","description":"\u003cb\u003eA young heroine and her goshawk companion face wizards and gods in the first of a trilogy: “I thoroughly enjoyed \u003ci\u003ePath of Fate\u003c\/i\u003e” (Kristen Britain).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Orphaned by her mother and passed from family to family in the village of Kallas in the land of Kodu Riik, Reisil feels as if she will never truly belong. But her training as a tark, or healer, offers her the promise of acceptance by the townsfolk, and as her talents emerge, it appears she will finally be able to hold her head high.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e But fate has another path in store: A goshawk named Saljane swoops into her life, and Reisil discovers that she is able to communicate telepathically with the animal. This is an undeniable sign that Reisil has been chosen by Lady Amiya, the goddess of Kodu Riik, to become an \u003ci\u003eahalad-kaaslane\u003c\/i\u003e—a guardian of the land who must live a life of constant travel and forgo the very bonds of family and community the girl healer so desires.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Though the role of \u003ci\u003eahalad-kaaslane\u003c\/i\u003e is a noble one, Reisil cannot bear the thought of losing the ties with society she has worked so hard to form. She rejects the Lady’s appointment, ignoring the goshawk no matter how persistently it follows her. But when a kidnapping plot breaks a treaty with the neighboring country of Patverseme, Reisil realizes the sentient bird of prey is the only creature capable of tracking the traitors down and saving Kodu Riik from the evils of war. Reluctantly, Reisil accepts her destiny as an \u003ci\u003eahalad-kaaslane\u003c\/i\u003e, and embarks on a dangerous pursuit of the kidnappers—and a perilous trek of self-discovery—in order to save two kingdoms.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e A feminist fantasy of honor and perseverance that features a special soul-to-soul bond with a blessed animal, \u003ci\u003ePath of Fate\u003c\/i\u003e was nominated for the Mary Roberts Rinehart Award.","brand":"Open Road Media Sci-Fi \u0026 Fantasy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47145510666480,"sku":"9781504037716","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781504037716_p0.jpg?v=1763710290","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781504037716","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}