Each year, they took turns telling.
Lilah and Juli and Grayson.
Of the mountain elf that had descended to warn them of the festival. Of the ice spiders and the fire-render. Of the pebbles and the earth-mover. Of the bear and the mender, singing life into the world.
Of magic.
The story of how a bouquet of holly came to sit at the center of every Basin table, Festival of Frost tells of three siblings fighting for a place in their world when time would rather them be forgotten.
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When Sebastian makes an ill-fated deal with a hermit living in the ruins of the Abandoned Island, he summons a magic from the sea so powerful that even the ancient mystics could not master it.
Lee, who has loved the sea to death, finds herself face-to-face with a creature of the shadows, trapped beneath the frozen waves.
Amid the apparent danger of magic sits Emerly, himself a healer—the heartbreaking truth of magic sparks pain and reflections as he follows the woman he loves on her climb to the top.
And Ada.
Ada, whose legacy will be her father’s seat in the Guild, Ada, who has found her feet firmly on the ground amid her doubts of identity, Ada, who is testing the waters of love and affection in the face of change—it is Ada, who finds herself at the center of the storm, who must decide between protecting the budding seeds of Aerdela and saving their pasts.
Where some told the stories, to try to remember, Ada begins to wonder if perhaps, it’s best to forget.
The second in the collection of Short Stories, Storm of Ascension picks up where Festival left off. Available in digital and paperback formats on February 29, 2020.
The Carnival of Clouds happens each year in Caelaymnis, the newly-founded mountain city bustling with activity. It’s a time to gather by the river and invoke the votum, beings of mist that live in the river Weir. Dunk a paper lantern in the river, make a wish, and the votum will appear—and if you renege on the bargain you’ve struck, they’ll take your soul.
Brennon is in love, and he’s waiting for the right moment to announce it. The Carnival of Clouds presents such a moment—he hopes to invoke the power of the votum and gain his fathers’ approval.
Reed returns from her debut in Festival of Frost, fresh from meddling in the dreams of three human children and keen on participating in the Carnival, too. After all, it’s the perfect chance to convince Pella to move down into the new city.
Pella, Brennon’s older sibling,has other plans. They’re bound by duty to stay in the stone homes in the mountains. But after a bitter fight with Reed, Pella makes an accidental bargain with the votum, and the Carnival turns from fun and games to a fight for souls.
The third in the collection of Short Stories, Carnival of Clouds carries on the story woven in Festival and Ascension. Available in digital and paperback on May 13, 2022.