Description
Nine years after the loss of her sister, and near obliteration of her clan in an ill conceived raid, Brede, a plains' nomad, is living unwillingly in the marshes. The sudden ending of a decade long drought, brings with it many changes; rumour has it that the rain was bought at the price of a King's head, and the sword needed for such a sacrifice is missing.
Change comes for Brede in the arrival of Tegan, a wounded mercenary.
Brede's discovery, first of the Dowry Blade and a stolen horse, and then of Tegan's history, sets in train a journey to the capital in search of her missing sister and leads to an unexpected role in the Queen's household, and a powerful lover.
Trust anyone, even an enemy...
...Trust no one, not even a friend.
A fantasy epic of the strength and limitations of love and loyalty: between friends, lovers, kin, strangers- and enemies.
About the Author
Cherry Potts is the Director of Arachne Press, for whom she is editor of all our anthologies and runs the Annual Solstice Shorts Festival. Cherry is the author of an epic fantasy novel, two collections of short stories, a photographic diary of a community opera, and has had smany stories in anthologies, magazines and online. Her novel of sibling hatred in the 1920s, The Bog Mermaid, is due for publication in the USA in 2025.
Book Information
ISBN 9781909208209
Author Cherry Potts
Format Paperback
Page Count 392
Imprint Arachne Press
Publisher Arachne Press
Weight(grams) 643g
