Llesho was seven when the Harn invaded his family’s mountain kingdom of Thebin. Sold into slavery on Pearl Island, he was, as far as he know, the sole survivor of his royal family. When Llesho was ten, the old man called Lleck secretly began to undertake the boy’s education. But when Llesho was fifteen, Lleck died, and his spirit visited the boy while he worked the pearl beds, revealing his true destiny to him. All six of his older brothers were still alive! Llesho must win his freedom, find and rescue his brothers, and with their help raise an army against the evil Harn. But as a pearl diver he would never be allowed off the island. So llesho petitioned his lord to be trained as a gladiator, thus taking the first step on a road that would lead to conflicts with sorcerers, encounters with the avatars of gods, and a dangerous journey in search of the widely scattered family he had never expected to see again...

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Benjamin, Curt

DAW book collectors -- no. 1195, New York, NY, United States, 1996

Penguin Random House LLC (Publisher Services), [N.p.], 2002

Volume one of Seven brothers, no. 1195, New York, 2002

Seven brothers, no. 1233, New York, ©2001

United States, United States of America

September 3, 2002

Reissue, PS, 2002

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<p><p>this First Novel In The <i>seven Brothers</i> Series Draws Upon The Rich Legends, Cultures, And Traditions Of The East To Create An Epic Tale. <p>llesho Was Only Seven Years Old When The Harn Invaded Thebin, Slaying His Father And Selling The Boy Into Slavery. <p>on Pearl Island, He Was Trained As A Diver-until A Vision Changed His Life Completely. The Spirit Of His Long-dead Teacher Revealed The Truth About Llesho's Royal Family-his Brothers Were Alive, But Enslaved, Living In Distant Lands. <p>now, To Free His Brothers-and Himself-llesho Must Become A Gladiator. <p>he Must Go Face To Face With Sorcerers. <p>and Gods. <p>and More.</p> <h3>publishers Weekly</h3> <p>in This Likable Fantasy Adventure, The First Of A Multivolume Saga With An Asian Flavor (reinforced By The Samurai-like Warriors On The Crude If Effective Dust Jacket), Benjamin Often Resorts To Good Luck To Pull His Hero Out Of Trouble. Llesho Is Only Seven, The Youngest Of The Royal Family Of Thebin, When The Harn, A Fierce And Unsophisticated Warrior People, Murder His Sister And Parents, The King And Queen, And Sell Him And His Six Older Brothers Into Slavery. Confined For Years To Pearl Island, Where He Proves Himself An Adept Pearl Diver, Llesho Doesn't Realize His Brothers Are Still Alive Until The Ghost Of An Elderly Adviser Appears During A Dive And Gives Him A Black Pearl, Squeezing It Into A Small Bead And Inserting It Into A Dental Cavity Where It Will Be Undetectable. Mindful Of His Noble Background And Yearning To Find His Brothers, Llesho Volunteers For Gladiator School As The First Step Toward Freedom. He Studies With Several Teachers Who Seem To Appreciate His Special Character, But One, Markko, Has Evil Designs On Him. The Teenage Llesho Eventually Battles Markko, Leads An Army And Reaches The Kingdom Of Shan, Where He Locates Two Of His Brothers In A Slave Market. Despite A Somewhat Plodding Style (torpor Especially Sets In During The War Scenes) And Superficial Characterization, The Vivid Fantasy Elements Revive The Plot Whenever It Slips Too Far Into The Doldrums. Lacking Any Sexual Episodes, This Coming-of-age Story Will Appeal To Younger Readers As Well As To Those With More Traditional Tastes In Boyish Adventure Tales. (sept.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.</p>

This first novel in a magnificent new fantasy series draws upon the rich legends, cultures, and traditions of the East to create an epic tale of kingdoms invaded, nobles enslaved, and a young mans desperate quest to find his family and to face the challenge of a destiny which may be beyond any mortals power to fulfill....
Llesho was seven when the Harn invade his familys mountain kingdom of Thebin. Sold into slavery on Pearl Island, he was, as far as he knew, the sole survivor of his royal family.
When Llesho was ten, the old man called Lleck secretly began to undertake the boys education. But when Llesho was fifteen, Lleck died, and his spirit visited the boy while he worked the pearl beds, revealing his true destiny to him. All six of his older brothers were still alive! Llesho must win his freedom, find and rescue his brothers, and with their help raise an army against the evil Harn.
As a pearl diver he would never be allowed off the island. So Llesho petitioned his lord to be trained as a gladiator, thus taking the first step on a road that would lead to conflicts with sorcerers, encounters with the avatars of gods, and a dangerous journey in search of the widely scattered family he had never expected to see again....

Llesho was only seven when the Harn invaded his family's mountain kingdom of Thebin. His guards slaughtered before his eyes, he was carried off and sold into slavery on Pearl Island, as far as he knew the sold survivor of his royal family.
At fifteen, Llesho's life was forever changed. It was revealed to him that all six of his older brothers were still alive and had been sold into slavery in distant lands. Llesho must win his freedom, find and rescue his brothers and with their help raise an army against the evil Harn and reclaim his homeland.
The only way a pearl diver ever found freedom was in death, and so Llesho did the unthinkable. He petitioned his lord to be trained as a gladiator, thus taking the first step that would lead to conflict with sorcerers, encounters with the avatars of gods and a dangerous journey in search of his widely scattered family...
-- from the cover

EDITORIAL REVIEW: This first novel in the *Seven Brothers* series draws upon the rich legends, cultures, and traditions of the East to create an epic tale. Llesho was only seven years old when the Harn invaded Thebin, slaying his father and selling the boy into slavery. On Pearl Island, he was trained as a diver-until a vision changed his life completely. The spirit of his long-dead teacher revealed the truth about Llesho's royal family-his brothers were alive, but enslaved, living in distant lands. Now, to free his brothers-and himself-Llesho must become a gladiator. He must go face to face with sorcerers. And gods. And more.

Llesho was only seven years old when the Harn invaded Thebin, slaying his father and selling the boy into slavery. On Pearl Island, he was trained as a diver-until a vision changed his life completely. The spirit of his newly-dead teacher revealed the truth about Llesho's royal family-his six brothers were still alive, but had been sold into slavery in distant lands

The story tells "a young man [Liesho]'s desperate quest to find the family snatched from him by war, and his determination to face the challenge of a destiny which may be beyond any mortal's power to fulfill ..."--Jacket

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