Synopsis:
''The last fairy-tale ended a hundred
years ago, and one thing is certain: the monsters lost. In the world beyond the
Bay of Glass, humanity has an overwhelming majority, and the creatures that go
bump in the night - the Cryptids - live in hiding. In some lands, discovery by
the government spells death, while in others whole tribes are exterminated by
knights in shining armor: the Animus.
Marek Tobar, a handsome, clumsy
traveller, dreams of independence and uprising. It isn’t long before his
beliefs drop him in extremely hot water, and he somehow finds himself at the
tender mercy of Enyo Namenlos.
A reformed knight of the Animus
with many faces and no allegiance but to herself, Enyo has spent years hiding
from the life she left behind. Determined to somehow salvage the best parts of
herself, she needs to repay a blood-debt: she pledges to deliver Marek to
Sanctuary, the hidden city of Cryptids.
With war brewing in smoky cities
and wicked woods, Enyo and Marek find themselves woven into a story that began
centuries earlier. But when happy endings are myth and goodness is relative,
what does it mean to find your heart’s desire?''
About
the author:
SE Bennett is a biology student
from London with an inability to stop writing stories during genetics lectures.
She grew up in the desert in Africa, where she read everything and anything she
could get her hands on, and she is passionate about inspiring young people to
love science and explosions as much as she does. Her debut novel, Cipher, is
published by Curiosity Quills.
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