A Tangle of Fates |
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Author:
| Moore, Leslie Ann |
ISBN: | 978-1-61264-163-8 |
Publication Date: | Aug 2014 |
Publisher: | Muse Harbor Publishing
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $7.99 |
Book Description:
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On the distant world of Nuetierra, four hundred years have passed since the Great War. A new society has arisen from the ashes of the old.Deanna Hernaan, daughter of Lourdessa, the former Alcalde of Nue Bayona, spends her days attending university and caring for her mentally damaged sister, Ceilia. Six years ago, her stepmother deposed her father, and now rules the city through patronage and oppression. Deanna remains apolitical, fearing her stepmother's power.Threatened by Deanna's...
More DescriptionOn the distant world of Nuetierra, four hundred years have passed since the Great War. A new society has arisen from the ashes of the old.Deanna Hernaan, daughter of Lourdessa, the former Alcalde of Nue Bayona, spends her days attending university and caring for her mentally damaged sister, Ceilia. Six years ago, her stepmother deposed her father, and now rules the city through patronage and oppression. Deanna remains apolitical, fearing her stepmother's power.Threatened by Deanna's popularity with the common people, the Alcalde arranges for her assassination. Deanna survives the plot, but is cast adrift in a hostile wilderness. She is rescued by a band of diminutive hunters'the Tiqui'members of a slave race she has only read about in history books.The hunters bring Deanna to their village, where she meets the Tiqui chieftess Yellow Bird. A remarkable woman, the ithani possesses the shamanic gift of foresight. Her visions have revealed her that a young woman of the tall folk would come, one whose fate is inextricably entwined with that of the Tiqui'one who is promised to bring either disaster or salvation for all of Nuetierra.A Tangle of Fates is Book One of the Vox Machina Trilogy