From NYT bestselling author Rachel Gillig comes the next big romantasy sensation, a gothic, mist-cloaked tale of a young prophetess who is forced on an impossible quest with the one infuriating knight whose future is beyond her sight. Perfect for fans of Jennifer L. Armentrout and Leigh Bardugo.
Sybil Delling has spent nine years dreaming of having no dreams at all. Like the other foundling girls who traded a decade of service for a home in the great cathedral, Sybil is a Diviner. In her dreams she receives visions from six unearthly figures known as Omens. From them, she can predict terrible things before they occur, and lords and common folk alike travel across the kingdom of Traum’s windswept moors to learn their futures by her dreams.
Just as she and her sister Diviners near the end of their service, a mysterious knight arrives at the cathedral. Rude, heretical, and devilishly handsome, the knight Rodrick has no respect for Sybil's visions. But when Sybil's fellow Diviners begin to vanish one by one, she has no choice but to seek his help in finding them. For the world outside the cathedral’s cloister is wrought with peril. Only the gods have the answers she is seeking, and as much as she'd rather avoid Rodrick's dark eyes and sharp tongue, only a heretic can defeat a god.
The series
In the windswept world of The Stonewater Kingdom, ancient prophecies are more than just whispers in the dark—they are the shadows that guide and bind fate itself. Rachel Gillig's series draws readers into a mysterious, gothic landscape where dreams are not merely figments of imagination, but omens of impending disaster. At the heart of the series is Sybil Delling, a Diviner with a gift and a curse: her visions are both her power and her torment. Her dreams offer glimpses of catastrophe, and as others with similar powers begin to disappear, Sybil is thrust into a deadly race against time to uncover the truth.
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Enter Rodrick, a knight with heretical beliefs and a troubled past. With the world around them crumbling, their uneasy alliance pushes them deeper into a web of gods, lost histories, and a dangerous line between destiny and free will. As Sybil's gifts grow more powerful, the stakes become higher, and the lines between prophecy, faith, and reality blur into a thrilling and complex tapestry.
The Stonewater Kingdom is a world of moody atmospheres, intricate world-building, and characters whose personal struggles are as captivating as the world they inhabit. With every twist, Gillig weaves a tale that balances the supernatural with the deeply human, exploring themes of fate, power, and the cost of knowing what’s to come. Fans of dark, lyrical fantasy will find themselves immersed in a world where nothing is as simple as it seems, and where every revelation might be the one that changes everything.
For those drawn to complex characters and richly imagined worlds, The Stonewater Kingdom offers a haunting journey you won’t want to miss.
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