Shamra Divided: Book Two of The Shamra Chronicles

ONE GIRL MUST EMBRACE HER DESTINY AND FIGHT TO SAVE HER PEOPLE FROM A FATE WORSE THAN DEATH.Dara has managed to save her people from one enemy but the cost has been high. While Dara struggles to come to terms with the loss of beloved friends, she finds herself thrust into the leadership role of an improbable army and learns that it is her destiny to unite her people as one.To fulfill her destiny, Dara must embark on a treacherous journey to find her ancestors and unite her people in the face of the biggest challenge they have ever faced:Chaos.  Dormant for almost two hundred years, Chaos has returned, intent on destroying Dara.

From the Back Cover

In Shamra Divided Dara, leader of the resistance movement that overthrew her country s oppressors, learns why she looks and acts different than most other Shamra and why it was her destiny to one day save her people. While learning about her heritage she is also attacked by what will become her most powerful enemy, Chaos. Dormant for 170 years Chaos reappears intent on destroying civilizations from within and killing Dara whom he fears. An action-packed adventure full of heroics, sacrifice and betrayal. In Dara and her ancestors Shamra Divided provides strong and complex females that adolescents and teens can relate to.

About the Author

Barry Hoffman is a magazine and book publisher, award-winning author and former inner-city public school teacher. He always felt, while he taught, that there was a lack of interesting, educational and moving young adult fiction, especially books that highlighted a female protagonist. He decided to do something about it by creating The Shamra Chronicles. In 2009 Curse of the Shamra: Book One of the Shamra Chronicles (Gauntlet Press) was published to critical acclaim, followed by Shamra Divided in 2010, and Chaos Unleashed (coming 2011). Hoffman's writings have appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies. He is the author of seven novels and short story collections, and his work has been praised by Publishers Weekly, Booklist, Fantasy & Science Fiction, among others. Most recently he has given away over 10,000 copies of Curse of the Shamra to schools and other educational institutions nationwide in an effort to advance literacy among the underprivileged.

Reviews

News