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From World Fantasy Award-winning author Tasha Suri comes The Isle in the Silver Sea, a heart-shattering standalone romantasy of sapphic longing, medieval folklore and a love that spans the centuries.
In an England fuelled by stories, the knight and the witch are fated to fall in love and doom each other over and over, the same tale retold over hundreds of lifetimes.
Simran is a witch of the woods. Vina is a knight of the Queen's court. When the two women begin to fall for each other, how can they surrender to their desires, when to give in is to destroy each other?
As they seek a way to break the cycle, a mysterious assassin begins targeting tales like theirs. To survive, the two will need to write a story stronger than the one that fate has given to them.
But what tale is stronger than The Knight and the Witch?
"One of the more innovative and thoughtful uses of fantasy to explore colonialism and the potential poison of assimilation...Beautifully inevitable and surprising at the same time; dark, sharp, clever, lovely." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"Suri creates a sensuous and haunting story of duty, sacrifice, and love beyond time. The slow-burn romance between these two women is delightful, with humor and spirit throughout." —Library Journal (starred review)
"Readers craving sapphic fantasy with folkloric elements will find this hits the spot." —Publishers Weekly
"Fiercely tender, wildly imaginative, and deeply smart, The Isle in the Silver Sea is an ode to the power of stories themselves—both to shackle us to our destinies, and to free us from them. One of my new all-time favorites." ―Alix E. Harrow, New York Times bestselling author of Starling House
"A magnificent story about the strength of stories, full of grand love, adventure, and beauty! Completely captivating!" ―Sarah Beth Durst, New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop
"Simmering with tension and heartbreak, The Isle in the Silver Sea combines familiar folklore with a wholly original plot, coming together into a devastating tale of love, devotion, and fate. Vina and Simran's story of duty and sacrifice is threaded with hope through steadfast found family and love that outlasts death and eternity. Suri is a master storyteller." ―Tori Bovalino, author of Not Good For Maidens
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Tasha Suri is the award-winning author of The Isle in the Silver Sea, The Books of Ambha duology, The Burning Kingdoms trilogy, What Souls Are Made Of, and Doctor Who: The Cradle. She has won the Best Newcomer (Sydney J. Bounds) from the British Fantasy Society and the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. Once a librarian, she is now a part-time writing tutor and a full-time cat and rabbit wrangler. She lives with her family in a mildly haunted house in London.
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