In Trickster's Girl, when Kesla's journey comes to an end, she passes the pouch and the quest on to someone else. She picks Jason, a native boy she thinks will be able to finish the job. But in fact, a family feud has cut Jason off from his traditional roots, and he is even more doubtful and resistant than Kesla was. But Raven, now a beautiful girl, is quite persuasive and manages to convince Jason this is something not only that he can do, but that he must if he wants to heal his family and the earth.
Traitor's Son: The Raven Duet Book #2
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"Nonstop action, family strife, Pacific Northwest Native mythology and a likable hero combine in an unbeatable combination for fans of the fantastic."--Kirkus "Readers of the first volume in the Raven Duet will enjoy this second and concluding one."--Booklist
"The juxtaposition of magic with science is fascinating, and the waking dreams into the spirit world will keep readers riveted."--School Library Journal
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Hilari Bell is the author of many science fiction and fantasy novels for children and teens. She lives in Denver, Colorado.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Melissa
Format:Hardcover
When the girl at the Canadian border tosses Jase the medicine pouch he suspects she is giving him drugs, but little does Jase know that the little pouch he caught while trying to evade gunfire at the border would change is life forever.
When I read Trickster's Girl last year I really enjoyed the story, but had my doubts when I heard the sequel would feature a new main character. Kelsa was a fun character, I liked her and had a hard time imagining the story without her. Jase surprised me though. Not only could I connect with Jase as a character, I really think I enjoyed his story so much more. Jase's story is about family and the rift that has torn his family apart. While he resists learning to heal the leys, he also resists healing the rift in his family.
Raven is back, too, for this sequel, but instead of appearing as a handsome young man, he is now appearing as a beautiful Native American girl. I love Raven, the trickster, and it was fun to see what she would do next to try to get Jase on her side.
The conclusion to this series is stunning and one you don't want to miss. As I neared the end of the book I couldn't put it down because I was hooked.
Great characters, great story, nonstop action, and adventure, plus a family you could really care about make this a great read. Bell is a fabulous writer. Her writing style pulls in the reader and invests them in the story from the very beginning.
Overall, fans of Trickster's Girl won't want to miss this second installment, but if you haven't read the first, I recommend you go out and read it now, because the second shouldn't be missed.
When I read Trickster's Girl last year I really enjoyed the story, but had my doubts when I heard the sequel would feature a new main character. Kelsa was a fun character, I liked her and had a hard time imagining the story without her. Jase surprised me though. Not only could I connect with Jase as a character, I really think I enjoyed his story so much more. Jase's story is about family and the rift that has torn his family apart. While he resists learning to heal the leys, he also resists healing the rift in his family.
Raven is back, too, for this sequel, but instead of appearing as a handsome young man, he is now appearing as a beautiful Native American girl. I love Raven, the trickster, and it was fun to see what she would do next to try to get Jase on her side.
The conclusion to this series is stunning and one you don't want to miss. As I neared the end of the book I couldn't put it down because I was hooked.
Great characters, great story, nonstop action, and adventure, plus a family you could really care about make this a great read. Bell is a fabulous writer. Her writing style pulls in the reader and invests them in the story from the very beginning.
Overall, fans of Trickster's Girl won't want to miss this second installment, but if you haven't read the first, I recommend you go out and read it now, because the second shouldn't be missed.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Shape-shifting, paranormal romance for the teen!
What a great series for the pre-teen to teen in your household! Not only did I enjoy the novel, but my grandsons did too.
I loved the Native America lore, the characters were believable and very well-written. I really hated to put the book down. Even the adult will fall under the book's spell. The story is fast-paced, emotionally driven, and has one whopper of an ending.
My only downside is there are times when the novel reads slow--or perhaps the character is a little to cliche to my liking. In any case, Ms Bell is a terrific writer that I am pleased to share with the teens in my life.
What a great series for the pre-teen to teen in your household! Not only did I enjoy the novel, but my grandsons did too.
I loved the Native America lore, the characters were believable and very well-written. I really hated to put the book down. Even the adult will fall under the book's spell. The story is fast-paced, emotionally driven, and has one whopper of an ending.
My only downside is there are times when the novel reads slow--or perhaps the character is a little to cliche to my liking. In any case, Ms Bell is a terrific writer that I am pleased to share with the teens in my life.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I wasn't expecting this type of story. Its set near future so it's a little sci-fi mixed with other dimensional beings who are magical and sort of Native American in theme. Raven, the mystic being from the previous book Trickster's Girl is guiding the new champion, Jason, who is caught between his mixed heritage and the personal battle between his lawyer father and shaman grandfather.
Jason gets slipped the pouch when he's on a job driving/escorting a client to see his dad. All Jason wants is to finishing paying off the cost of his beloved Tesla, an old fashioned racing car that still has WHEELS. Yes in the near future we finally get our hover cars! Believing the medicine pouch is being used to smuggle some new designer drug, Jason is horrified, but also hoping that maybe it's not a hard drug and he can sell it to help pay for his dream car. Only that's not drugs, it magic created two hundred years to help humans heal the Earth from mystical corruption and illness that will lead to it's destruction. Targeted by the vicious and antagonistic Otter Woman, Jason has to accept his responsibility to the Earth and his family before the enemy destroys both to stop him from showing humanity can clean up it's messes and should be allowed that chance.
It's a simple clean lined story that pulls the reader in with realistic characterization and interesting plotting. I really enjoyed it and now want to read the first book also.
Jason gets slipped the pouch when he's on a job driving/escorting a client to see his dad. All Jason wants is to finishing paying off the cost of his beloved Tesla, an old fashioned racing car that still has WHEELS. Yes in the near future we finally get our hover cars! Believing the medicine pouch is being used to smuggle some new designer drug, Jason is horrified, but also hoping that maybe it's not a hard drug and he can sell it to help pay for his dream car. Only that's not drugs, it magic created two hundred years to help humans heal the Earth from mystical corruption and illness that will lead to it's destruction. Targeted by the vicious and antagonistic Otter Woman, Jason has to accept his responsibility to the Earth and his family before the enemy destroys both to stop him from showing humanity can clean up it's messes and should be allowed that chance.
It's a simple clean lined story that pulls the reader in with realistic characterization and interesting plotting. I really enjoyed it and now want to read the first book also.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Alaska in 80 years and the force is strong in this one
It's 2099 and young Jason is part native American on his father's side, his father is a lawyer and his paternal grandfather a shaman. Read more
Published 28 days ago by E. B. MULLIGAN
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Paranormal YA
Jace and his family are enstranged from his Native herritage--and his father's parents. When he comes into possession of an ancient pouch of what looks like dirt, he is skeptical... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Diane Davis White
2.0 out of 5 stars
I am sad to write this review...
I'm really sad to have to write this review. I ADORED Hilari Bell's Goblin Wood series. As in it was one of the best fantasy series I've ever read. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Kathryn Heckenbach
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Continuation
This series is a wonderful idea on the part of Hilari Bell. I love the fact that the trickster is passed on to a new main character who proves even more reticent than his... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Rick L. Parrish
5.0 out of 5 stars
One Day Read
My daughter loves fantasy/sci fi/paranormal books. I passed this book on to her and though she hasn't read the first book, she absolutely loved this book. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Elly Sparks
3.0 out of 5 stars
Satisfying Conclusion to YA Native American Fantasy/SF Duet
This book is the second half of Hilari Bell's "Raven's Duet," a pair of books set just short of one hundred years in the future about Raven, a shapeshifting extra-dimensional alien... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Joseph
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hilari Bell's TRAITOR'S SON Shows That There Is Work For All Of Us To...
Jase is just a young man like so many other young men, but his life has been changed by what seemed like an insignificant act that turns out to be anything other than... Read more
Published 9 months ago by C. A. Webb
2.0 out of 5 stars
shapeshifters
It is teenage romance plus supernatural shapeshifter fiction that do not have much pull. I have no interest in the book after a few chapters so it would not be fair for me to give... Read more
Published 10 months ago by reviewer
5.0 out of 5 stars
Save the world. Inter-dimensional travel, Native shaman, shape...
Love that the story plays on the Alaskan Natives common spiritual connection made with the people to the land they occupied. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Enchanted In Dixie
4.0 out of 5 stars
An improvement on the first book
TRAITOR'S SON is more satisfying than its predecessor TRICKSTER'S GIRL. A great deal of that has to do with the ending. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Liviania
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