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The Sword
Jean Johnson

Originally published in Trade Paperback February 2007 and then in mass market paperback in March 2008.

Eight brothers, born in four sets of twins, two years apart to the day—they fulfill the Curse of Eight Prophecy. To avoid tempting their destiny, the brothers are exiled to Nightfall Island, where women are forbidden. When a childhood friend seeks refuge among the brothers, it triggers a confrontation with their mysterious enemy.

Alys arrives desperate and afraid, but welcomed by Wolfer, the second-born brother who harbors deep feelings for Alys. But she harbors a secret: her own uncle is tormenting the exiled brothers, and seeks to kill them to secure their ancestral inheritance for himself.

Confessing her uncle’s plan to the brothers puts them at even greater risk, for their resistance against the evil mage has stirred his wrath. Alys fears her uncle is determined this time to exterminate the brothers once and for all—destroying the star-crossed lovers as well.

(A Novel of the Sons of Destiny #1)
Berkley Trade, March 2010
ISBN-10: 0425237184
ISBN-13: 9780425237182
384 pages Trade Size (reprint)
$14.00