Nightward
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Nightward is the debut science fantasy novel from R. S. A. Garcia, a finalist for the Sturgeon, Nebula, Locus and Ignyte awards. It opens a duology and blends Caribbean mythology with the feel of The Witcher, set in a world governed by women who are both warriors and magicians. For five hundred years, Gaiea's Hand has guarded the land of Gailand against the Dark, and the Age of Chaos has faded into memory. The Goddess has withdrawn from Gailand, leaving her Blessing with the Queens so that they rule in her place. In the court of Hamber, Princess Viella is the Spirit of Gaiea, heir presumptive to the throne and a young user of magic. She is not yet ten, and she would sooner dodge her tutors and her patient bodyguard, Luka, than study telepathy, illusions and other spells, or even do as her mother the Queen tells her. There seems to be plenty of time for lessons, until there is not. On the night of the Ceremony that is meant to confirm Viella as the next Hand of Gaiea, her mother is assassinated and Viella becomes Queen. Luka, who resents being a royal babysitter, still acts without hesitation: he takes her out of the court and swears to protect her. He has little idea how to guide a budding Hand of Gaiea, and he must also face his place as a man in a matriarchal society and a secret that is burning inside him. The two flee the darkness sent after them through a world where magic and technology are growing hard to tell apart. The fate of the Queendom rests on a child and her protector.
ISBN: 9780063345768
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