Dark Earth
About This Book
In 500 AD, sisters Isla and Blue live among the crumbling remains of Londinium, the Roman settlement that once spread a mile across the bank of the Thames and is now called the Ghost City. Their island home is also a place of exile. Their father, a renowned smith, was driven out by the community after its people claimed he had worked dark magic into the swords he forged, blades said to be impossible to shatter. When he dies suddenly, the girls face enslavement at the hands of the local warlord and his ruthless, ambitious son. Fleeing into the ruins, they discover a hidden society of women who have been living in secret among the old city's remains. To survive the men hunting them and to defend their newfound community, Isla and Blue must rely on their resourcefulness and cunning, along with the powers passed down by the women who came before them. Rebecca Stott combines a close, personal focus with a wide, cinematic sweep, bringing to life a vanished world saturated with myth and folklore. The story is a tense adventure with tender moments, and it examines oppression and authority from a female perspective, offering a counterpoint to a historical period recorded mostly through men's accounts.
ISBN: 9780812989113
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