"We are endlessly fascinated by other creatures, making connections and wondering if our affections are returned or understood in a way familiar to us. When Nahoko Uehashi treads this ground, she does so before a backdrop of political divides so deep that the implications for something as simple as caring for and raising an injured creature ripple out and touch events on an imperial scale. And what I love best about it is that Uehashi's care and attention to real details of the natural world allow her to create imagined creatures whose habits and behavior are entirely credible. It had me in tears."
Format Hardcover
ISBN 9781250307460
Nahoko Uehashi's The Beast Player is an epic YA fantasy about a girl with a special power to communicate with magical beasts and the warring kingdom only she can save.
"Uehashi’s vivid storytelling, beautiful prose, and shifting perspectives that cover a broad scope of events will have readers relishing every detail of her lush world building." ―The Bulletin, starred review
"The beauty and power of the natural world is at the core of this intriguing fantasy, whose abrupt ending guarantees a sequel." ―Kirkus Reviews
