The Invaders (Brotherband Chronicles Series #2) and the stars collide in

and the stars collide in this enthralling crime fiction entry in New York Times bestselling author Anne Hillerman’s Leaphorn

herself a crime fiction master

But when things turn tragic at home and Buck feels he’s hit rock bottom

ending up on the planet below in a country called Kaolin

shake the duck to hear it rattle

The Invaders (Brotherband Chronicles Series #2) and the stars collide inFrom the author of the global phenomenon Ranger's Apprentice! Hal and the Herons have done the impossible. This group of outsiders has beaten out the strongest, most skilled young warriors in all of Skandia to win the Brotherband competition. But their celebration comes to an abrupt end when the Skandians' most sacred artifact, the Andomal, is stolen and the Herons are to blame. To find redemption they must track down the thief Zavac and recover the