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Fraternal twins Nels and Suvi move beyond their royal heritage and into military and magical dominion in this flintlock epic fantasy debut from a two-time Campbell Award finalist.Prince Nels is the scholarly runt of the ancient Kainen royal family of Eledore, disregarded as flawed by the king and many others. Only Suvi, his fraternal twin sister, supports him. When Nels is ambushed by an Acrasian scouting party, he does the forbidden for a member of the ruling family: He picks up a fallen sword and defends himself.Disowned and dismissed to the military, Nels establishes himself as a leader as Eledore begins to shatter under the attack of the Acrasians, who the Kainen had previously dismissed as barbarians. But Nels knows differently, and with the aid of Suvi, who has allied with pirates, he mounts a military offensive with sword, canon, and what little magic is left in the world.
About the Author
Stina Leicht writes science fiction, horror, and fantasy. Her next novels, Persephone Station and Loki's Ring are Feminist Space Operas scheduled for publication in January 2021 and 2022 by Saga Press. She was a finalist for the Crawford Award and the Astounding Award for Best New Writer in 2011 and 2012. She has also written four Fantasy novels: Cold Iron, Blackthorne, Of Blood and Honey, And Blue Skies from Pain. She also has essays in Lightspeed Magazine's Women Destroy Science Fiction and a flash fiction piece in Ann and Jeff VanderMeer's surreal anthology Last Drink Bird Head. Her website is csleicht.com and she can be found on Twitter and Facebook under StinaLeicht.
