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by Sarah K. L. Wilson
A desperate queen makes a deal with the gods to save her land in this spellbinding romantasy debut from Sarah K. L. Wilson.
Queen Coralys rules the Kingdom of the Five Isles, but when disaster strikes, killing her husband and destroying half her nation, she pleads with the gods for salvation. And they do save her, turning back the terrible winds and tide and snatching her islands from the brink of destruction.
But the gods have a wicked sense of justice and they demand an exchange for their help: Coralys must marry the first man to set foot on her pier. Coralys expects the fleet of a neighboring country to come to rescue her people, led by its prince, a loyal ally. What she gets instead is a fisherman so sunburnt and stinking that her court can barely keep their breakfast down.
Coralys marries the fisherman just as she promised the gods, and sets out with him in his unkempt dinghy, with nothing but hopes of revenge against the gods to keep her from despair. But what she does not know is that the fisherman is actually the god of the sea. And he stepped on her dock for a reason.
His own kingdom besieged, his body terribly wounded, and his place as a god threatened, the fisherman has plans to turn the tides set against him and finally offer a place of refuge for his people. But working the magic he needs will require the help of the one woman bent on his destruction.
"Wilson wows with this spectacular romantic fantasy…An atmospheric and well-crafted world filled with lush history and folklore…Fans of One Dark Window and Daughter of the Moon Goddess will devour this." ―Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"A little bit fairy tale, a little bit myth, The Trident and the Pearl weaves together a compelling story of grief, love, and regret that will have readers eagerly awaiting the next installment." —Booklist
"Breathtaking prose and a world that feels both timeless and new—The Trident and the Pearl is perfect for readers who love slow-burn romance steeped in lush fantasy!" ―Danielle L. Jensen, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Fate Inked in Blood
"Intricately wrought and deeply imaginative, The Trident and the Pearl is the kind of delicious slow-burn fantasy that made me love reading. If you fondly remember picking up your first Robin McKinley in the local library, this one is for you." ―Hannah Whitten, author of The Foxglove King
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Sarah K. L. Wilson loves writing because it is the only way to make a living and give back to the world when your primary skill is an overactive imagination and a tendency toward anxiety-fueled daydreams. She can be found in the outdoors of Northern Ontario with her young boys and beloved husband, reading a book, or fending off her husband's pet turkeys with a straw broom.
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