Tinderbox
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
A tinderbox, three huge hounds within, and an underground kingdom of old magic. Fans of Sarah J. Maas and Holly Black, myth and magic, fairy tales and fantasy will love the dark adventures of the Riven Isles.
'A grisly murder, a missing box, a dangerous task, and a cranky magical talisman. Expect betrayals, intrigue, peril, and romance in this smartly moving fantasy.' — Jacey Bedford, author of the Psi-Tech and Rowankind series
Isbet returns home to find the witch who raised her murdered and her prized possession, the Tinderbox stolen. She discovers a common man has used it to seize the throne. The same who conquered Prince Bram’s kingdom. Isbet’s goals are vengeance and reclaim the Box. For Bram, it is to free his homeland. When they are summoned to an underground kingdom, they must set aside their personal desires as they learn dark fey are bringing an ancient source of magic back to life. If they cannot halt the rise of the old magic, it will tear apart the Riven Isles.
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A grieving witch teams up with a displaced prince in Simpson's fun if uneven debut. After witch Isbet and her sentient staff, Gaemyr, discover the body of Isbet's murdered grandmother near an ancient and powerful tree, the duo set out on a quest for vengeance. But while Isbet's been off training in magic, the lands of her childhood have been in turmoil at the mercy of conquering ruler Wilhelm Stark, who collects the young heirs of the kingdoms he's invaded to raise as his own. Among the captured is Bram, Arch-bishop and Prince of Tamrath, who seeks to free both himself and his kingdom from Wilhelm's rule. Bram and Isbet's paths inevitably collide in a sprawling plot that sends them on the road, across kingdoms, and even into a mystical land called Underneath. Each setting is singular and vivid, Bram and Isbet are complex protagonists, and their growing friendship is wonderfully tender. The episodic nature of their journey—with new characters and conflicts around every turn—occasionally obscures the larger arc of the story, especially in the meandering middle. Still, Simpson sticks the landing with an epic conclusion. Fans of Andrea Hairston's Master of Poisons and other secondary world fantasy will enjoy this expansive magical adventure.
