Lindsey S. Johnson – författare

Rhiannon has the Sight — the ability to glimpse the hearts and minds of others. Her visions attract the attention of the powerful kirche, which has condemned all magic outside the holy orders.

Branded a witch, her family executed, Rhiannon is handed over to a diabolical bishop who wants to use her power to discredit the royal family and advance his own candidate for the throne.

But she is not without friends: she is saved from a terrible fate by the very people the bishop aims to destroy. Thrust into intrigue and danger, Rhiannon must learn to control her growing power, and master ...

A RAGGED MAGIC

"Lindsey S. Johnson debuts strongly with her tale of betrayal, magic and political intrigue. She breaks our hearts open in the first chapter ... with her fast-paced, often poetic prose ... "--KEN SCHOLES, award-winning author of The Psalms of Isaak

“Lindsey S. Johnson’s strong, confident voice ... and complex, fascinating characters make this debut novel riveting and deeply satisfying.”— SHANNON PAGE, author of Our Lady of the Islands (with Jay Lake)

“A Ragged Magic is one of those books that makes me want to curl up with a cup of hot tea on a stormy weekend and read until the world ends.”— J.A. PITTS, award-winning author of Forged in Fire

The RUNEBOUND saga presents a world where magic is controlled by the oppressive Kirche, and those who wield it are prized-and feared- as weapons of incalculable power. The second volume, A Tangled Vision, expands on the characters and themes of A Ragged Magic but also explores the political intrigues of the kingdom of Talaria and the Indrani empire.

From the cover:

Rhiannon never asked for power of any kind, but now that she has it the enemies of Talaria keep trying to take it for themselves. Everyone she loves is in danger, and without the king and his advisors on their side, she and Orrin have no way to stop their visions--and the war they presage--from coming true.

Trapped in a realm of intrigues, Rhiannon relies on her family and friends to remind her not only what is real, but what is right. With her power spiraling out of control, the young witch must use every bit of her strength to try and unravel...

A Tangled Vision

Praise for Lindsey S. Johnson

"[Lindsey S. Johnson] breaks our hearts open n the first chapter ... with her fast-paced, often poetic prose." - KEN SCHOLES (THE PSALMS OF ISAAK)

"Complex, fascinating characters... riveting and deeply satisfying." - SHANNON PAGE (OUR LADY OF THE ISLANDS)

"A Ragged Magic is one of those books that makes me want to curl up with a cup of hot tea on a stormy weekend and read until the world ends." - J. A. PITTS (FORGED IN FIRE)

"[A Tangled Vision] strikes an excellent and entertaining balance between intrigue and romance, with a rich and complex magic system and a cast of fully realized characters with agendas and agency." - AMANDA CHERRY (RITES AND DESIRES)