Halfling Tildi Summerbee has led a typical, unexcitinglife, tending the house for her brothers while they manage the family farm. Her days are boring, but happy ... until a Thraik attack decimates her family. In an effort to provide for Tildi, the town's leadersprepare an arrangedmarriage andtake control of her farm's assets. After all, afemale halfling is incapable of handling such matters on her own. Tildi seesthings differently. In order to escape her arranged marriage and overcome the prejudices against the "weaker" sex, shedecides topassherself off as a man. Assuming the guise of her brother Teldo, Tildidisappearsinto the night. Sheplans toacceptTeldo's position as an apprentice to a great wizard. But she soon finds that the rest of the world isn'tvery welcoming to halflings. And thatshe is surrounded by fantastic dangers. Dangersthatare more than a match for a wizard's apprentice. At the publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management software (DRM) applied.
"Halfling Tildi Summerbee has led a typical, unexcitinglife, tending the house for her brothers while they manage the family farm. Her days are boring, but happy ... until a Thraik attack decimates her family. In an effort to provide for Tildi, the town's leadersprepare an arrangedmarriage andtake control of her farm's assets. After all, afemale halfling is incapable of handling such matters on her own. Tildi seesthings differently. In order to escape her arranged marriage and overcome the prejudices against the "weaker" sex, shedecides topassherself off as a man. Assuming the guise of her brother Teldo, Tildidisappearsinto the night. Sheplans toacceptTeldo's position as an apprentice to a great wizard. But she soon finds that the rest of the world isn'tvery welcoming to halflings. And thatshe is surrounded by fantastic dangers. Dangersthatare more than a match for a wizard's apprentice. At the publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management software (DRM) applied."@en
"Her family and farm destroyed by a Thraik attack, halfling Tildi Summerbee rebels against the plans of local leaders to have her enter an arranged marriage and passes herself off as a man in order to pursue an apprenticeship of danger and adventure under a great wizard."@en
"Halfling Tildi Summerbee has led a typical, unexciting life, tending the house for her brothers while they manage the family farm. Her days are boring, but happy ... until a thraik attack decimates her family. In an effort to provide for Tildi, the town's leaders arrange a marriage and take control of her farm--after all, a female halfling is incapable of handling such matters. Tildi sees things differently. In order to escape her arranged marriage and overcome the prejudices against the "weaker" sex, she decides to pass herself off as a man. Assuming the guise of her brother Teldo, Tildi disappears into the night. She plans to accept Teldo's position as an apprentice to a great wizard. But she soon finds that the rest of the world isn't very welcoming to halflings, and that she is surrounded by fantastic dangers that are more than a match for a wizard's apprentice.--From publisher description."
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