Four major constructs that use hundreds of shards are the empire's ministers, while simpler constructs serve as dock clerks or spies. The Sukai dynasty rules the empire by wielding bone shard magic, using skull fragments from their citizens to harvest their life force in order to animate constructs that fulfill various roles in running the island empire. Lin is the daughter of the tyrannical emperor of the Phoenix Empire, but must compete to become his heir with Bayan, his foster son. The setting is an empire consisting of many floating islands upon the Endless Sea. The plot is split among the points of view of the various characters, winding from one to the next, and eventually connecting. It is her debut novel, first published in 2020. The Bone Shard Daughter is the first book in the Drowning Empire fantasy trilogy by Andrea Stewart.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives
May 2023
Categories |