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Black sun / Rebecca Roanhorse.
"The the first book in [this trilogy is] inspired by the civilizations of the Pre-Columbian Americas and woven into a tale of celestial prophecies, political intrigue, and forbidden magic. In the holy city of Tova, the winter solstice is usually a time for celebration and renewal, but this year it coincides with a solar eclipse, a rare celestial event proscribed by the Sun Priest as an unbalancing of the world. Meanwhile, a ship launches from a distant city bound for Tova and set to arrive on the solstice. The captain of the ship, Xiala, is a disgraced Teek whose song can calm the waters around her as easily as it can warp a man's mind. Her ship carries one passenger. Described as harmless, the passenger, Serapio, is a young man, blind, scarred, and cloaked in destiny. As Xiala well knows, when a man is described as harmless, he usually ends up being a villain"--Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781534437678 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 454 pages : coloured maps ; 24 cm.
- Edition: First Saga Press hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Saga Press, 2020.
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| General Note: | Coloured maps on endpapers. |
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| Subject: | Solar eclipses > Fiction. Winter solstice > Fiction. Yule (Festival) > Fiction. Prophecies (Occultism) > Fiction. Magic > Fiction. Ocean travel > Fiction. Fate and fatalism > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Fantasy fiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Roanh | 31681010212892 | FICTION | Available | - |
Rebecca Roanhorse is the New York Times bestselling author of The Sixth World series and the Between Earth and Sky trilogy. She has won multiple awards for her fiction including the Nebula, Hugo, and Locus Awards. She has also written for Marvel and Lucasfilm, and for hit TV series including A Murder At the End of the World and Echo. She lives in New Mexico with her family.
