The Skin
Black Hind's Wake, Book 1
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The Skin
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Emily Mount
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J E Hannaford
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"You cannot fix this world alone, Selkie.’‘
I know. But when we die, all that is left are shadows of our lives preserved in the memories of those who remain. I plan on leaving an exceptionally long shadow, filled with ripples of moonlight for those I helped, and darker than the worst of nightmares for those who wronged us.
How far would you go to save your skin?
I’m a selkie, trapped above the waves until I can recover my skin. Humans used to call us seal-wives many years ago - before they broke the planet. I thought that fewer humans, after the warming, would mean less danger. My kind believed our world was finally recovering. We were wrong.
Up here, the magic is fading and Old Ones like me are being traded as trophies for rich and powerful humans to display in collections. Without the Old Ones, the magic fades; without magic, the planet dies. Humankind has gone too far, and someone has to put a stop to it. I just wasn’t expecting it to be me.
Far to the south on his enormous pleasure ship, Barge, Lord Sal hunts for missing Old Ones - with a grand plan to leave his own mark on the world. But Icidro and Prince Ulises are searching for them, too, and this is a world where money talks louder than morals.
©2021 J E Hannaford (P)2022 J E Hannaford
I clicked with the main character right from the start. She is a Selkie who lost her skin, and therefore can't return to her home in the sea. Her tone and voice felt unique and let her come to life in my mind quickly.
I haven't read much about Selkies before, and I was looking forward to a fresh world for me to explore - and I was not disappointed in the least!
The author clearly knows a lot about nature and life in the sea. I loved the science and complex world building, and nature is almost it's on character in The Skin.
Biology, magic, mythology, politics, action, creatures, twists and prose that was easily to follow and pulled me along, made for a gripping story.
Friendships and new found family at the heart of it all bound the different POVs and plot lines together. What felt like single strands ended up in a strong weave that easily kept me enthralled untill I - horrendously! - ran out of pages...
I felt I made many new friends and was sad to leave them all at the end of the book. I'm very glad the sequel will be out soon enough, as I would like to have it yesterday...
Amazing fantasy debut
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