âA passionate coming-of-age story.ââKirkus Reviews
Distinguished Favorite, Audiobook-Fiction, Independent Press Awards 2023
Finalist, Indies Today Book Awards 2022
Finalist, Fantasy, Book Excellence Awards 2022
All magical gifts are wild. The seerâs gift is the wildest of all.
Dasha, Tsarinovna of all of Zemâ, was expected to have great magical gifts. Why else would the gods have arranged her conception? But instead of anything useful, Dashaâs gifts first manifested themselves as visions of terror and destruction. Then, just when it seemed she might be gaining some control over them, they abandoned her entirely.
Thatâs unfortunate, because Dasha could really use some guidance right now. Sheâs volunteered to be her peopleâs envoy to the Rutsi, their warlike neighbors to the West. Dasha wants to make peace with the Rutsi, but the only way they want to make peace with her is by conquestâor marriage.
Dasha leaves behind her home and everything she knows on a dangerous journey to treat with the Rutsi. As she travels through a new land, she discovers new powers, new dangers, and the oldest magic of allâlove. Dashaâs gift is wild, but sheâs about to find out that the heart is wilder still. Her exploration of forbidden passion and forbidden magic might be the key that unlocks all her untapped promise as the strongest sorceress of her generationâor it could be the weapon that destroys her and everything she cares about.
A high fantasy saga that combines spiritual exploration with spicy romance, The Singing Shore I: Sea and Song is the first installment in the trilogy sequel to the award-winning miniseries The Breathing Sea. If you loved the Winternight trilogy, come visit the land of Zemâ!
Note: This audio edition contains wild wren song recorded at the studio location.