Aster's vibrant island, where gems are cooked into delicious pies and myths foreshadow the characters' obstacles, is imbued with playful magic characters and places named after stars and constellations lend everything a dreamy feel. Since curses are enacted by the Night Witch, Tor, his food-loving friend Engle, and know-it-all classmate Melda set out together to seek a cure. During an island ritual in which denizens of Emblem Island make wishes, Tor wishes to switch his emblem to suit his love of swimming but wakes up with an imprint of a cursed eye instead. On Emblem Island, where everyone is stamped with a fate-determining mark at birth, twelve-year-old Tor Luna has a leadership emblem he dislikes. Sourcebooks, 2020 (Emblem Island) Trade ed. With only his village's terrifying, ancient stories as a guide and his two friends Engle and Melda by his side, Tor must travel across unpredictable Emblem Island, filled with wicked creatures he only knows through myths, in a race against his dwindling lifeline.A ster, A lex Curse of the Night Witch. There is only one way to break the curse, and it requires a trip to the notorious Night Witch.
The next morning Tor wakes up to discover a new marking on his skin.the symbol of a curse that has shortened his lifeline, giving him only a week before an untimely death.
So, on the annual New Year's Eve celebration, where Emblemites throw their wishes into a bonfire in the hopes of having them granted, Tor wishes for a different power. But he hates his mark and is determined to choose a different path for himself. Twelve-year-old Tor Luna was born with a leadership emblem, just like his mother. Their lifelines show the course of their life, and an emblem dictates how they will spend it. On Emblem Island, all are born knowing their fate. A fast-paced series starter perfect for fans of Aru Shah and the End of Time and filled with adventure, mythology, and an unforgettable trio of friends.
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