Barrow of Winter
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
Thrilling epic fantasy adventures set in the world of HALL OF SMOKE and TEMPLE OF NO GOD, featuring murderous conspiracies, howling icy wastelands and the Children of Winter, for readers of Claire LeGrand, Margaret Owen, V. E. Schwab and Melissa Caruso
Thray is the Last Daughter of Winter, haunted by the legacy of her blood. When offered a chance to visit the northern land of Duamel, where her father once ruled, she can't refuse – even if it means lying to the priesthood she serves and the man she loves.
In Duamel, Thray’s demi-god siblings rule under the northern lights, worshipped by an arcane cult. An endless winter night cloaks the land, giving rise to strange beasts and terrible storms. The people of Duamel teeter on the edge of violence, and Thray’s siblings, powerful and deathless, stand with them on the brink.
To earn her siblings’ trust and find the answers she seeks, Thray will have to weather assassination attempts, conspiracies and icy wastelands. And as her siblings turn their gaze towards the warmer, brighter land she calls home, she must harness her own feral power and decide where her loyalties lie.
Because when the spring winds blow and the ice breaks up, the sons and daughters of Winter will bring her homeland to its knees.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Changing focus from warrior-priestess Hessa (the heroine of Hall of Smoke and Temple of No God) to her adopted niece, Thray, Long moves this austere epic fantasy to the north of her Scandinavian-flavored world to follow Thray on a quest to learn about her immortality from her long-missing half siblings, the Winterborn. Children of the drowned god, Ogam, they each manifest different powers, including windwalking and icecarving, that only become apparent after they are ceremonially "blooded." While Thray lacks obvious abilities, she has been trained in divining magic and is the only offspring who talks with their grandfather, the spirit of Winter itself. But even friends in cold places may not be enough to keep Thray and her homeland alive as the Winterborn plot to extend their rule south. Meanwhile, Thray's coming-of-age has her reckoning with a deepening sense of the cost of being immortal. Long weaves an intricate world tapestry with colorful threads of myth and magic, though newcomers to the series may struggle to trace the patterns. Readers will want to stick with this stalwart heroine through her chilly treks and blood-stained battles.
