The Pain Merchants by Janice Hardy

The Pain Merchants by Janice Hardy

Nya has a secret she must never share… A gift she must never use… And a sister whose life depends on both. This astonishing debut novel is the first in the epic dystopian fantasy adventure trilogy, THE HEALING WARS. Fifteen-year-old Nya is one of Geveg’s many orphans; she survives on odd jobs and optimism in a city crippled by a failed war for independence. Nya has a deadly secret. She is a Taker, someone who can extract pain and injury from others, but with unusual differences. Her sister Tali and other normal Takers become Healer’s League apprentices and put their extracted pain into enchanted metal, pynvium. But Nya can’t dump pain in this way. All she can do is shift it from person to person. When Nya’s secret is revealed to the pain merchants and the Healer’s League she is flung into danger. Then a ferry accident floods the city with injured, Takers start disappearing from the Healer’s League and Nya’s strange abilities are suddenly in demand. Her principles and endurance are tested to the limit when Nya’s deadly powers become the only thing that can save her sister's life.

A longtime fantasy reader, Janice Hardy has always wondered about the darker side of healing. She tapped into her own dark side to create a world where healing could be dangerous, and those with the best intentions often made the worst choices. She lives in Georgia with her husband, four cats, and one nervous freshwater eel.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780007326792
ISBN 10	0007326793
Title	The Pain Merchants
Author	Janice Hardy
Series	The Healing Wars
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	2011-01-06
Number of pages	304
Prizes	Short-listed for Waterstone's Children's Book Prize 2011
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.