The Fall of Waterstone by Lilith Saintcrow
An elemental witch and her shieldmaiden navigate a dangerous world of forgotten myth and deep magic in the second volume of New York Times bestselling author Lilith Saintcrow’s sweeping Norse-inspired epic fantasy series.
Solveig and her shieldmaid have finally reached the fabled Elder sanctuary of Waterstone—a city of healing, restful beauty hidden from the Enemy’s gaze. Yet whispers race through the palace halls, and those they have come to tentatively trust have hidden intentions. For not only is the city a refuge for an elementalist, her protector, and a mortal prince, it also holds a great weapon, one that only Solveig’s kind may wield.
Yet Sol’s faith in her own magic is perilously fractured. She can rely only her wits and skills of negotiation to be heard, or she will become a pawn in a dark game played by Elder and Enemy alike. The lord of the Black Land is mighty; treachery slithers amid Waterstone’s many wonders, and time is growing short.
Before the darkness finds a way in, Sol must decide who to trust, where to turn for aid, and if she will take up a power she cannot hope to control. Even the right choice may doom not just the home she has left behind, but the entire world…
- File Name:the-fall-of-waterstone-by-lilith-saintcrow.epub
- Original Title:The Fall of Waterstone
- Creator:Lilith Saintcrow
- Language:en
- Identifier:9780316440639
- Publisher:Orbit
- Date:2024-06-20
- File Size:2.009 MB
Table of Content
- 1. Cover
- 2. Title Page
- 3. Copyright
- 4. Table of Contents
- 5. Dedication
- 6. Map
- 7. Epigraph
- 8. Part One: Waterstone
- Caged Creatures
- A Change, at Least
- Waterstone
- A Brazen Voice
- Even upon the Scales
- Mortal Envy, Sharper Teeth
- Capable or Not
- Too Often Fearless
- Amusing Insults
- Taeron’s Tower
- Full of Danger
- Three in Succession
- Useful, Not Trust
- 9. Part Two: The River Race
- Current, Skill, and Seidhr
- Such a Prize
- Stay Where Unwanted
- Every Effort to His Cause
- Through the Oar-Paces
- No Other Outcome
- Swiftwing, Leaflight
- Whip-Tip, Whisper
- Nor Men
- Victory and Weariness
- The Council of Laeliquaende
- Hand in Hand
- Orange Stars at Twilight
- 10. Part Three: City Betrayed
- Small Trinkets
- A Cloak and a Casket
- Haugr and Lich
- Shieldmaid’s Rage
- Goldspear, Broken
- Naciel’s Run
- Another Doom
- Certain Signs
- 11. Part Four: To Dorael
- Regret My Hope
- Laggards from the Fire
- A Lamp of Belief
- Lithielle’s Jewel
- Seeing, Understanding
- A Patient Beast
- Made for This
- Careful Use
- Not Far Enough
- A Single Bone
- An Empty Steading
- Uncanny Before
- Imaginary Offense
- Upon the Threshold
- Know, Not Tell
- Speak of a Friend
- Woad, Earned
- A Second Shadow
- Flow and Flame
- See the Curse
- Only Mortal
- Name in Battle
- Somewhat Late
- 12. Acknowledgments
- 13. Discover More
- 14. Extras
- Meet the Author
- A Preview of "Doom of the Elder"
- A Preview of "Song of the Huntress"
- 15. Also by Lilith Saintcrow
- 16. Praise for Lilith Saintcrow
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