Nya and her sister, Tali, are orphans on the island of Geveg. Geveg is occupied by forces of the Duke who has driven native Gevegs form their homes and given positions of responsibility to his own people. Nya's father, mother, and Granny Ma all died in the conflict to keep Geveg free. Granny Ma was the luminary and often quoted proverbs from the mountains. Tali is a healer, removing pain and pouring it in Pynvium, a lustrous blue metal. Nya is a taker and cannot dump the pain but must shift it. She shifts a father's pain to his children at their request, including Danello who has been following her. Apprentice healers are disappearing and Nya must make deals with Zertanik to help her sister. Nya heals all the apprentices, helps them to escape, kills the luminary and Zertanik, heals all she has shifted, and declares war on the Duke.
The Healing Wars Book 1
2011-Truman Award Nominee
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