Gail carson books6/30/2023 ![]() ![]() Isnt he? Is he nowhere and nothing? Am I alone? Admat is angry at the people of Hyte sometimes, but he loves us. How can Admat be the one, the all, if Olus is a god too and there are many Akkan gods? she wonders, her faith challenged not only by her pending death but by her new acquaintance with other ways of worshiping and believing. Why should she be asked to die? Why would her god want this? How does she know that her god wants this? Her belief in Admat, the god of her monotheistic quasi-Mesopotamian culture, comes into question, particularly when she meets Olus, a wind god deity, and part of a nearby pantheon heretofore unknown to Kezi. ![]() The sacrifice is to be made within the month, and so Kezi throws herself into living, experiencing and, increasingly, questioning. ![]() Kezi, upon seeing that her aunt is about to put herself in the sacrificial position, steps up and offers herself instead. ![]() The sacrifice is to be the first person who congratulates Kezis mother on her recovery. But when Kezis mother falls ill, Kezis father pledges to sacrifice a soul to their god Admat in return for his wifes continued health. Fifteen-year-old Kezi lives a simple but fulfilled life, spending her days knotting rugs and participating in the local festivities and religious ceremonies with her families. ![]()
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