The Truth-Teller's Tale

The Truth-Teller's Tale is a fantasy novel by Sharon Shinn. The novel was written in 2005.

infobox Book |
name = The Truth-Teller's Tale
author = Sharon Shinn
cover_artist = Matt Mahurin
country = USA
language = English
series = Safe-Keepers Series
genre = Fantasy novel
publisher = Viking Juvenile
pub_date = 2005
media_type = Print (Hardcover)
pages = 256 pp
isbn = ISBN 0670060003
preceded_by = Safe-Keeper's Secret
followed_by = The Dream-Maker's Magic

Plot summary

Eleda and Adele, mirror twins, discover that they are a Truth-Teller and a Safe-Keeper, respectively. Truth-Tellers are incapable of telling lies and recognize when others are lying, so society relies on their unwavering trustworthiness. Safe-Keepers cannot reveal what is told to them in confidence, and they bear the burden of people's confessions. The sisters do not realize the ramifications of their gifts until their teen years, when romantic and political intrigue abounds, and situations become more adult. Their friend Roelynn, whose wealthy merchant father intends to marry her off to the prince, sows plenty of wild oats behind her father's back. She often drags the sisters into the fray, and the summer they are all 17, a chain of events is set into motion that changes their lives.

Characters

Eleda

Adele

Bob

Hannah

Melinda

Prince Darian/Alexander

Gregory/Tobin

Roelynn

beautiful and intelligent

Karro

Micah

Eileen

Queen Lirabel

External links

* [http://sharonshinn.net/ Official Sharon Shinn Website]
* [http://wwwuser.cs.rose-hulman.edu/~thomass/shinn/ Unofficial Sharon Shinn Website]
* [http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/s/sharon-shinn/ Sharon Shinn at Fantastic Fiction]