The Trident and the Pearl
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- Pedido anticipado
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- Se espera: 24 feb 2026
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- USD 9.99
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- Pedido anticipado
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- USD 9.99
Descripción editorial
A desperate queen makes a deal with the gods to save her land in this spellbinding romantasy debut from Sarah K. L. Wilson.
"Perfect for readers who love slow-burn romance steeped in lush fantasy!" ―Danielle L. Jensen, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Fate Inked in Blood
Queen Coralys rules the Kingdom of the Five Isles, but when disaster strikes, killing her husband and destroying half her nation, she pleads with the gods for salvation. And they do save her, turning back the terrible winds and tide and snatching her islands from the brink of destruction.
But the gods have a wicked sense of justice and they demand an exchange for their help: Coralys must marry the first man to set foot on her pier. Coralys expects the fleet of a neighboring country to come to rescue her people, led by its prince, a loyal ally. What she gets instead is a fisherman so sunburnt and stinking that her court can barely keep their breakfast down.
Coralys marries the fisherman just as she promised the gods, and sets out with him in his unkempt dinghy, with nothing but hopes of revenge against the gods to keep her from despair. But what she does not know is that the fisherman is actually the god of the sea. And he stepped on her dock for a reason.
His own kingdom besieged, his body terribly wounded, and his place as a god threatened, the fisherman has plans to turn the tides set against him and finally offer a place of refuge for his people. But working the magic he needs will require the help of the one woman bent on his destruction.
"Intricately wrought and deeply imaginative ... the kind of delicious slow-burn fantasy that made me love reading." ―Hannah Whitten, author of The Foxglove King
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Wilson (Of Deeds Most Valiant) wows with this spectacular romantic fantasy. Queen Coralys of the Crocus Isles makes a plea to Okeanos, God of the Sea, to save her people from a terrible storm. In exchange for her kingdom's safety, she agrees to marry the first man to set foot on her pier, who turns out to be a humble fisherman. Named for the same god Coralys bargained with, her new husband, Oke, is more than he seems. There's an ever-bleeding godwound on his thigh and a far closer connection to the pantheon than he would have her believe. As Coralys is swept into a burgeoning divine war and seeks revenge against the gods, deities and humans alike make their plays for power. Wilson immerses readers in an atmospheric and well-crafted world filled with lush history and folklore while expertly balancing steadfast Coralys's efforts to protect her people, the pantheon's politics, and slow-burning romance. Fans of One Dark Window and Daughter of the Moon Goddess will devour this.
