King Kethan died, and with him the Golden Age. Full of magic, mystery, and romance, an enchanting steampunk fantasy debut in the bestselling vein of Trudi Canavan and Gail Carriger. King Kethan declared war and desperately sought the return of his daughter.Ī year later, Wasters struck an even mightier blow by using infernal magi to obliterate the palace. To make their point, they infiltrated the palace and stole the ten-year-old princess.
Settlers from across the mountains wanted independence from Caskentia. Mercia's libraries were known across the world. The kingdom's technology rivaled that of Tamarania to the south. In a debut that promises to be the first of two novels set in this world, Cato introduces a likable heroine and a serviceably imagined steampunk fantasy. The populace squabbles and starves, even as Queen Evandia resides in luxury within her palace.ĭecades before, Caskentia knew its Golden Age beneath the benevolent rule of King Kethan. Its recent generations are dead, maimed, or contagious with any number of dread illnesses.
Caskentia has suffered under fifty years of almost constant war. She’s the author of the Clockwork Dagger duology and the Blood of Earth trilogy, plus scores of other short stories and poems across a multitude of publications. Beth Catos book F is for Fairy was available from LibraryThing Early Reviewers. Nebula Awardnominated author Beth Cato hails from Hanford, California, but currently writes and bakes cookies in a lair west of Phoenix, Arizona. LibraryThing is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Beth Cato, author of The Clockwork Dagger, on LibraryThing. Much of the terrain is wilderness or farmland to support the burgeoning capital of Mercia with its half million souls. Beth Cato, author of The Clockwork Dagger, on LibraryThing. The Fair Valley of Caskentia occupies the west coast of the continent.
0 kommentar(er)
