The Wind Weaver
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- USD 11.99
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- USD 11.99
Descripción editorial
An instant #1 Sunday Times bestseller!
Magic and adventure swirl through this spellbinding romantasy where a young woman reignites the embers of an ancient prophecy, unleashing a storm that could save her realm or doom them all.
Fear of maegic plagues war-torn Anwyvn. Halflings like Rhya Fleetwood are killed on sight. But Rhya’s execution is interrupted by an unexpected savior—one far more terrifying than her would-be killers. The mysterious and mercenary Commander Scythe. In the clutches of this new enemy, Rhya finds herself fighting for her life in the barren reaches of the Northlands. Yet the farther she gets from home, the more she learns that nothing is as it seems—not her fearsome captor, not the blight that ravages her dying realm, not even herself.
For Rhya is no ordinary halfling. The strange birthmark on her chest and the wind she instinctively calls forth means she is a Remnant, one of four souls scattered across Anwyvn, fated to restore the balance of maegic…or die trying.
But mastering the power inside her is only the beginning. Desire for the Commander—a man she can never trust, a man with plans of his own—burns just as fiercely as the tempests beating against her rib cage for release. Rhya must choose: smother the flames…or let them consume her.
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Johnson (At Last Sight) dips into epic romantasy with this formulaic opener to her Reign of Remnants series. Fae halflings like Rhya Fleetwood have been prosecuted and put to death in Anwyvn since the Cull of magical beings 200 years earlier, so when she's captured, it seems like the end of the line. But her execution is halted by the mysterious and cantankerous Commander Scythe, who throws her on the back of his horse for a long and dangerous journey to the Northlands. Along the way, she discovers that her odd birthmark means she is a Remnant, imbued with the powers of Air and fated to be part of the restoration of her war-torn world. Johnson's prose moves at a decent clip and the story is adventure-forward, with perilous terrain, exciting battles, and courtly drama. Unfortunately, the reveals are easily guessed, protagonist backstories are unsubtle, and the inevitable fated romantic connection between Rhya and Scythe lacks spark. Johnson leaves the primary conflict unresolved, with Rhya still learning how to control her powers, and the romance dynamic unsettled. Here's hoping book two will turn things up a notch.
