title: Sister of the Sword (Barbarians, Book 3)
author:  Paul B. Thompson 
description: PAUL B. THOMPSON is the author of eleven previous novels, including Nemesis (a Magic: The Gathering novel) and Brother of the Dragon. Thompson lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. <P> TONYA C. COOK collaborated with Paul B. Thompson on seven other novels. Cook lives in North Carolina.
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  _According to legend, the last king of the Harshini sired a half-human child,_
  _known as the Demon Child, born to destroy a god...._
  
  
  
  
  
  Medalon
  
  
  
  
  
  The Sisterhood of the Blade rules Medalon with an iron fist—a fist that wears
  the gauntlet of the Defenders, elite warriors sworn to uphold the Sisters and
  keep Medalon free of heathen influence.
  
  
  
  
  
  R’shiel, daughter of the First Sister of the Blade, has pulled against the
  short leash of her mother ever since she was a child. Her half-brother, Tarja,
  is the dutiful son who serves as a captain in the Defenders. But when they run
  afoul of their mother’s machinations, they must flee for their lives. They
  soon find themselves caught up in the rebellion against the Sisterhood, though
  they revile their fellow conspirators’ heathen beli