Seaborn Cycle – serie

The seven houses of the matriarchal Seaborn have plied the seas of the Fair Isles for centuries, trading among the islands and fending off the attacks by the fearsome Bone Pirate.But suddenly, out of the night sky, a common enemy appears – the Windborn, who come without warning to raid, burn, and kill.Hoping to turn the tide, Shae - the Bone Pirate''s first mate - enacts a daring plan to fight her way aboard a Windborn vessel. The raid yields a prize - the airship''s captain who is, to Shae''s shock, a man.Together with a reluctant heroine, Bela, they learn the truth of their shared history: the Windborn and Seaborn come from the same people, split apart by blood magick when a race of immortal mechanical men betrayed their human makers.Now, these unlikely allies must make a desperate journey to confront the secrets of the past – and stop the dark magick at its source.

The seven houses of the matriarchal Seaborn have plied the seas of the Fair Isles for centuries, trading among the islands and fending off the attacks by the fearsome Bone Pirate.But suddenly, out of the night sky, a common enemy appears – the Windborn, who come without warning to raid, burn, and kill.Hoping to turn the tide, Shae — the Bone Pirate’s first mate — enacts a daring plan to fight her way aboard a Windborn vessel. The raid yields a prize — the airship’s captain who is, to Shae’s shock, a man.Together with a reluctant heroine, Bela, they learn the truth of their shared history: the Windborn and Seaborn come from the same people, split apart by blood magick when a race of immortal mechanical men betrayed their human makers.Now, these unlikely allies must make a desperate journey to confront the secrets of the past – and stop the dark magick at its source.

In the thrilling sequel to Seaborn, the Windborn threaten war against the Fair Isles – and three women of the sea hatch daring plans to change their fates.Bela, the reluctant hero, journeys into the inhospitable Sea of Ice in search of the ancient portal that broke the world.Shae, the ship-less Bone Pirate, stands with a Windborn exile before an army of remorseless metal beings.And Alira, the huntress, faces the revelation of what the Bloodborn are, and the truth of their horrible magicks.In desperation, in determination, and in hope, every step they take reveals new secrets about their past – and new fears for their future.

In the thrilling sequel to Seaborn, the Windborn threaten war against the Fair Isles – and three women of the sea hatch daring plans to change their fates.Bela, the reluctant hero, journeys into the inhospitable Sea of Ice in search of the ancient portal that broke the world.Shae, the ship-less Bone Pirate, stands with a Windborn exile before an army of remorseless metal beings.And Alira, the huntress, faces the revelation of what the Bloodborn are, and the truth of their horrible magicks.In desperation, in determination, and in hope, every step they take reveals new secrets about their past – and new fears for their future.

In this stunning conclusion to Michael Livingston''s Seaborn Cycle, the Fair Isles sail to battle, legends become real, and new magicks threaten to shatter the world.Bela sails the skies with a reader and a metal man, searching for a path to peace.Shae faces the truth of what it means to love and what she is willing to sacrifice for it.Alira leads desperate refugees seeking a new home-and may at last find one for herself.War rises. Blood sings. And the world of the Seaborn will never be the same.Helm to the end.