FOR CHILDREN
The King’s Road
ghost on the Steppe
This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this novel are either fictitious or are used fictitiously.
THE SOUL THIEF
Copyright @ 2002 by Cecelia Holland
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Holland, Cecelia.
The soul thief / Cecelia Holland.
p. cm.
ISBN 0-312-84885-4 (hardcover)
ISBN 0-312-86997-5 (paperback)
1. Brothers and sisters—Fiction. 2. Kidnapping—Fiction. 3. Vikings—Fiction. 4. Ireland—Fiction. 5. Twins—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3558.O348 S68 2002
813’.54—dc21
2001055571
First Edition: April 2002
First Paperback Edition: March 2004