Title: The Spellworker
Author: Victoria Lamb
Publisher: Thimblerig Books
Publication Date: 1 Oct 2020
Genre: YA Fantasy
Comment: I was given a free ecopy by Rachels Random Resources and the author. I offer this spotlight voluntarily and am in no way influenced by a mind-warping book. But of course, I would say that, wouldn’t I?
Buying links:
UK – https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spellworker-gripping-epic-fantasy-Tongues-ebook/dp/B08JB84QWW
US – https://www.amazon.com/Spellworker-gripping-epic-fantasy-Tongues-ebook/dp/B08JB84QWW
Synopsis
Princess Fiamma is the girl with the serpent tattoos, born to guard the Book of Tongues, a magical text nobody living knows how to read.
Raised in royal privilege, it’s a shock when the Citadel comes under attack and Fiamma is forced to flee in disguise with the Book of Tongues. Her only companion is Hurth, a handsome but surly soldier who doesn’t bother to hide his contempt for a ‘spoilt princess’.
A time when reading is forbidden, and books are dangerous
Fiamma may be spoilt but she knows her duty. She must not allow the Book to fall into the evil hands of the Spellworker, whose powerful magic can kill with a single word.
A perilous journey through occupied territories
Together, she and Hurth must search for a mysterious place where the Book has always been taken in times of danger. But worse than Hurth’s disdain and the hardships of the journey are her own deepest fears about the Book, which has started whispering to her in the night, teaching her how to read it …
Is the Book turning her into a Spellworker too?
As she faces her destiny, and learns the true meaning of the serpent tattoos she bears, Fiamma has to decide how far she’ll go to protect the Book’s secrets.
A compelling tale of Good versus Evil in a world where what you see is definitely not what you get.
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Author Bio –
Historical and YA paranormal author of the RNA award-winning novel WITCHSTRUCK, Victoria Lamb is addicted to the supernatural, and on dark nights has been known to sneak out and howl at the moon. She also writes thrillers as Jane Holland, and other fiction as Betty Walker, Elizabeth Moss and Beth Good, among others. Victoria’s most recent novel is THE SPELLWORKER, first in a fab new YA epic fantasy series called THE BOOK OF TONGUES.
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