And then there’s Elian, who gave me a blade instead of stabbing me with it, standing behind me now. It feels like a miracle that she didn’t smell it on me before, or hear how fast my human heart beat. My mother may even be watching, and that means there’s a chance she could discover my plan. Everyone I’m going to betray is too close. Each point of my deception is so seamlessly plotted that I should feel prepared. Soon we’ll be in Psémata, and that means Págos won’t be far off. He doesn’t say anything, and we continue to watch each other through the pathway of glass until an odd feeling washes over me, worse than dread. He stands behind me with an amused expression, leaning against the doorway, his arms tangled over his chest. A human heart beating somewhere underneath it all, ready for my mother to take. I step forward and touch the glass with spiny fingers, blinking rapidly as I take in this version of myself. My skin is flushed red from sun and my hair is stiff with the saltwater breeze. Her lips thin and she roughly irons the wrinkle out with the palm of her hand. She takes in my newfound piracy and my newfound humanity – the face the Flesh-Eater still claimed for his own – and frowns in a way that marks her innocent features with a curious dent, deep in the center of her brows. She promises to help him find the key to destroying all of sirenkind for good-But can he trust her? And just how many deals will Elian have to barter to eliminate mankind’s greatest enemy?Īlexandra Christo’s debut is a dark and richly imagined take on The Little Mermaid that will leave readers breathless.W HEN I LOOK IN the mirror, a stranger stares back. When he rescues a drowning woman in the ocean, she’s more than what she appears. Hunting sirens is more than an unsavory hobby-it’s his calling. The ocean is the only place Prince Elian calls home, even though he is heir to the most powerful kingdom in the world. Robbed of her song, Lira has until the winter solstice to deliver Prince Elian’s heart to the Sea Queen and or remain a human forever. To punish her daughter, the Sea Queen transforms Lira into the one thing they loathe most-a human. Until a twist of fate forces her to kill one of her own. With the hearts of seventeen princes in her collection, she is revered across the sea. Princess Lira is siren royalty and the most lethal of them all. Lira, a famous siren, must prove herself by stealing the heart of the man, a prince, threatening their race in this dark and action-packed debut. But when her coming-of-age trial is sabotaged and she fails the test, her father banishes her to the monster-filled wilderness with an impossible quest: To win back her honor, she must kill the oppressive god who claims tribute from the villages each year or die trying. Join us in conversation with local librarian Mary Hinson as the authors discuss their widely acclaimed YA books! Warrior of the WildĪn eighteen-year-old chieftain’s daughter must find a way to kill her village’s oppressive deity if she ever wants to return home in Warrior of the Wild, the Viking-inspired YA standalone fantasy from Tricia Levenseller, author of Daughter of the Pirate King.Īs her father’s chosen heir, eighteen-year-old Rasmira has trained her whole life to become a warrior and lead her village.
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