When 18-year-old Nahia speaks a forbidden truth, shes exiled with a man she barely knows, yet visions show her that her people are in terrible danger, in a story about first love, green sorcery and untamed, unabashed female power. Simultaneous eBook.
"When eighteen-year-old Headwoman's daughter Nahia is exiled for speaking an inconvenient truth about her people, an apprenticeship with a shaman offers her the chance to try and save them again--if she can"--
A sweeping romantic epic set in the wild and dangerous world of prehistoric Europe!
Spain, 8,000 years ago. As Headwomans daughter, eighteen-year-old Nahia was born to lead. But when she speaks aloud a forbidden truththat her people are facing a growing threat of invasionher expectations are shattered when shes punished with exile and apprenticed to the enigmatic shaman Eneko instead.
With her sister Izara made the new heir and her world upended, Nahia is sent away with a young man she barely knows. Deep in the wilds, however, she uncovers a shocking talent for divining messages from the spirits and channelling their turbulent powers. But these visions come to show her that her people are in terrible danger. . . and they need her. Nahia will have to use every advantage she has to save her beloved peopleand her sister.
In this powerful upper YA with crossover appeal, archaeologist Emily Jones transports us to a rugged world of pine forests, frothy beaches, and wild magic, and masterfully depicts passionate first love, conquest, green sorcery, the unbreakable bond between sisters, and untamed, unashamed female power. Utterly unique and shockingly good, this is a knockout debut, perfect for fans of Jean M. Auel, Adrienne Young, Chloe Gong, Claire M. Andrews, and Rachel Griffin.
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection!
"BREATHTAKINGLY, BRILLIANTLY NEW... I couldn't put this one down!"Claire M. Andrews, Daughter of Sparta
"ENTHRALLING."Publishers Weekly
"TREMENDOUS... Masterful storytelling."Dr. William Taylor, Curator of Archaeology and author of Hoof Beats
