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Abandoned by the priestess of the island at birth, Aissa is an outcast, surviving by her wits - until she joins the acrobatic bull dancers who are sent away to compete on the island of the Bull King. A gripping and powerful adventure by acclaimed author Wendy Orr.WINNER: 2017 Prime Minister's Literary Award, Children's FictionWINNER: 2018 Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature, Children's Literature HONOUR BOOK: CBCA Book of the Year, Younger Readers, 2017 There are two ways of looking at Aissa's story. She's the miracle girl who escaped the raiders. Or she's the cursed child who called the Bull King's ship to the island.The firstborn daughter of a priestess is cast out as a baby, and after raiders kill her adopted family, she is abandoned at the gates of the Great Hall, anonymous and mute. Called No-Name, the cursed child, she is raised a slave, and not until she is twelve does she learn her name is Aissa: the dragonfly.Now every year the Bull King takes a tribute from the island: two thirteen-year-old children to brave the bloody bull dances in his royal court. None have ever returned - but for Aissa it is the only escape.Aissa is resilient, resourceful, and fast - but to surviv

Author

Orr, Wendy, 1953-

Publisher

Crows Nest, N.S.W.: Allen & Unwin

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781743369029

Subjects

Adventure, Fantasy, Historical Fiction

Rating

4.13 / 5 (101 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14