▁United ▁Kingdom ) ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁novel ▁in ▁the ▁God spe aker ▁series ▁by ▁Kar en ▁Miller . ▁ ▁Plot ▁summary ▁ ▁" H ek at ▁will ▁be ▁slave ▁to ▁no ▁man ..." ▁ ▁And ▁thus ▁the ▁first ▁God spe aker ▁book ▁begins . ▁He k at , ▁a ▁girl ▁born ▁no ▁better ▁than ▁a ▁slave ▁to ▁an ▁un lo ving ▁father ▁who ▁be ats ▁his ▁wife . ▁Who ▁ra pes ▁her ▁on ▁the ▁ins istence ▁that ▁she ▁should ▁birth ▁him ▁more ▁sons ▁to ▁pl ough ▁the ▁fields ▁in ▁a ▁dry ▁desert ▁was t eland ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁An vil . ▁Food ▁is ▁scar ce . ▁A ▁father ▁who ▁k ills ▁his ▁own ▁flesh ▁and ▁blood ▁when ▁it ▁runs ▁away , ▁and ▁who ▁tr ades ▁them ▁to ▁strange ▁men ▁for ▁gold . ▁He k at ... s old ▁to ▁slave ▁trad ers ▁Ab aj ai ▁and ▁Y ag ji . ▁Once ▁sold , ▁she ▁begins ▁her ▁journey ▁to ▁south , ▁through ▁the ▁wealth ier , ▁gre ener ▁M ij ak , ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁trad ers ' ▁home ▁city ▁of ▁Et - R ak l ion . ▁Al ong ▁the ▁way , ▁Ab aj ai ▁teach es ▁her ▁how ▁to ▁speak ▁cour te ous ▁M ij aki , ▁how ▁to ▁dress , ▁and ▁how ▁to ▁sing ▁and ▁dance , ▁and ▁holds ▁her ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁slaves . ▁He k at ▁witness es ▁love ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁Ab aj ai ▁tre ats ▁her ▁as ▁a ▁human , ▁until ▁she