Stonewiser: The Heart of the Stone
Book 1
Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy,
Romantic Fantasy,
Fantasy Romance, Dark Fantasy
Publisher: Mermaid Press
ISBN: 978-0979968204
ASIN: B001F7ATEO
Book Description:
Winner of the 2009 Benjamin Franklin Award for best Debut Novel
Finalist for 2009 Foreword Book of the Year Award for SFF
Between
truth and deception, between justice and abuse, a stonewiser stands
alone with the stones. Or so begins the stonewiser's oath. But what
happens when a rebellious stonewiser discovers that lies have tainted
the stone tales?
In
a world devastated by the rot's widespread destruction, only the tales
preserved in the stones can uphold the truth and defend the Goodlands.
In this world, stone truth is valued above anyone's word, and
stonewisers are the only ones capable of retrieving the tales from the
stones, the only link between past and present, order and chaos.
Sariah
is the most gifted stonewiser of her generation, but her talent does
not atone for her shortcomings. A survivor of the Guild's brutal
training, she is curious, willful and disobedient. Yet not even Sariah
is prepared for what she finds when she steals into the Guild's Sacred
Vaults: A mayhem of lies and intrigues that shatters her world.
Hunted,
persecuted, and betrayed, Sariah must make an unlikely alliance with
Kael, a cynical rebel leader pledged to a mysterious quest of his own.
The fate of their dying world depends on their courage to overcome
centuries of hatred and distrust. But not even the grueling journey has
prepared them for what they are about to discover. Because nothing is
really as it seems, and the truth is more intricate and devastating than
they ever suspected....
Stonewiser: The Call of the Stone
Book 2
Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Romantic Fantasy,
Fantasy Romance, Dark Fantasy
Publisher: Mermaid Press
ISBN: 978-0979968228
ASIN: B0047DWZTU
Book Description:
Winner of the 2010 Independent Publisher (IPPY) Gold Medal for SF/F
Finalist for the 2010 ForeWord Book of the Year Award for SF/F
Sariah's reward for revealing the stone truth: a death sentence.
The
executioners have arrived and Sariah, the most powerful and
controversial stonewiser of her generation, has been judged and
condemned to death. For the last few months, Sariah has been hiding in
the Rotten Domain, trying to find the elusive tale capable of uniting a
divided people teetering on the brink of a catastrophic war. As she is
dragged to the nets, where an eel rave has been stirred to maximize her
execution's gruesome spectacle, Sariah knows she cannot escape her
sentence. She is guilty of the crimes for which she's been condemned and
no one, not even Kael, the Domain's foremost rebel leader, can save her
from the executioners' righteous justice.
But
Kael is more than just a formidable warrior; he is also a cunning
strategist and Sariah's steadfast lover. Risking all he has, he bargains
with the greedy executioners, bribing them into delaying Sariah's
execution, buying her precious time and a last chance to realize the
mysterious legacy that the stones have imposed on her. The agreement is
hardly a reprieve. It encourages a mob to hunt Sariah for ransom,
banishing her from the Rotten Domain and imposing heavy fines on anyone
who tries to help her. Worse, it requires her to wear an irremovable,
mysterious bracelet. If she doesn't return to the executioners with the
tale in hand when the allotted time expires, Kael and his kin will be
ruined and the bracelet will kill her.
Hunted
by the executioners, the Guild and the Shield, Sariah and Kael embark
on a desperate search. Their journey will take them to the depths of the
Rotten Domain, where Sariah must wise a guiding beam out of the wild
tale stored in a stone-carved game. The beam will lead them through the
warring Goodlands—where the rot is on the move—to the land beyond the
Bastions, where a zealous people guard an ancient stone that could hold
the key to their search. Along the way, Sariah and Kael must overcome
deadly traps, torture, heartbreak, agonizing defeat and devastating
losses in a desperate attempt to avoid war and answer the mysterious
call of the stone.
Stonewiser: The Lament of the Stone
Book 3
Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Romantic Fantasy,
Fantasy Romance, Dark Fantasy
Publisher: Mermaid Press
ISBN: 978-0979968235
ASIN: B0051H6SUI
Book Description:
"Do
you know why the stones grieve?" the woman said to Kael. "Not for a
soul, I'll tell you that much. The stones don't grieve for the passing
of a lowly woman or the madness of a smitten man. They don't mourn
death, or lost love, or broken dreams, or loneliness or despair. Yet you
will make them wail. For you, the stones will weep."
In
their most perilous adventure yet, Sariah, the rogue stonewiser who
stunned the world by discovering lies in the stones and defying the
all-powerful Guild, and Kael, the rebel leader who against all odds
loves her, must find a stolen child, the only one capable of setting
rule upon chaos, preserving the future of stonewising, and defeating the
rot ravaging the land. The stakes couldn't be higher. The coveted child
they seek is said to be an abomination. He is also their son.
It's
a daunting challenge. Their child is in the hands of a deceitful enemy
who has fled to a mysterious ruler, a rival deity with unfathomable
powers pledged to destroy the goddess and eradicate stonewising from the
world. Worse yet, the land is engulfed in strife, the rot is spreading
faster than ever, and Kael is haunted by a malevolent curse compelling
him to kill the woman he loves.
In
a dangerous journey fraught with shocking twists, Sariah and Kael must
do more than defeat their foes, unravel the mystifying forces vying to
control their lives, and discover the mysteries of ages past. They must
challenge the stones, defy the goddess and confront their cursed fates.
Because only by embracing their destinies do they stand a chance to save
their child and their world.
About the Author:
Dora
Machado is the award winning author of the Stonewiser series and her
newest novel, The Curse Giver, from Twilight Times Books, available July
2013. She is one of the few Latinas exploring her heritage and her
world through the epic fantasy genre today. She holds a master's degree
in business administration and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Georgetown
University. She was born in Michigan and grew up in the Dominican
Republic, where she developed a bilingual fascination for writing, a
love for history, and a taste for Merengue. After a lifetime of
straddling such compelling but different worlds, fantasy is a natural
fit to her stories. She enjoys long walks, traveling, and connecting
with the amazing readers who share in her mind's adventures. She lives
in Florida with her indulging husband and three very opinionated cats.
To learn more about Dora Machado and her novels, visit her website at www.doramachado.com
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About Dora Machado's Novels:
Dora
Machado is the award winning author of the Stonewiser trilogy and her
newest novel, The Curse Giver. She is one of the few Latinas exploring
her heritage and her world through the epic fantasy genre today. Her
first novel, Stonewiser: The Heart of the Stone, won the 2009 Benjamin
Franklin award for best debut novel. Her second novel, Stonewiser: The
Call of the Stone, won the 2010 Independent Publishers Book Award's
(IPPY) Gold Medal for Best Science Fiction/Fantasy book of the year. Her
third novel, Stonewiser: The Lament of the Stone, won the 2012
Independent Publishers Book Award's (IPPY) Silver Medal for Best Science
Fiction/Fantasy book of the year. All three novels were finalists in
ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Award in the Science Fiction and
Fantasy Category. Her latest novel, The Curse Giver from Twilight Times
Books is available July 2013.
Website: http://www.doramachado.com/
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Twitter: @DoraMachado or https://twitter.com/DoraMachado
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