Ora and the Old God

by Sarah Day

Overview

Life in the fae realm is no fairytale.

Wild and stubborn, Ora Widogast is determined to join her brother for the annual Tabas hunt. After a terrible mistake, her brother is turned into a pig, and Ora is taken captive in the fae realm.

Alone in a strange world, she is faced with the overwhelming task of finding a way home, but no one wants to help a human. Especially one who has been placed under the watchful eye of a cruel and powerful war mage, Tyg Marigen.

Of course, Tyg has more important matters to see to. As her political ambitions and twisted past lead her down a darker and darker path, her human charge becomes nothing more than a nuisance.

But events take a turn for both women when a magical ritual goes horribly wrong...

Ora and the Old God is the first book in a spellbinding fae fantasy series that weaves together powerful women and complex magic.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781735533407
Publisher:	Sarah Day
Publication date:	10/25/2020
Series:	Of Ether and Silver , #1
Pages:	298
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.67(d)
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

About the Author

Sarah Day is a native Arkansawyer and professional writer. She grew up in the Ozarks and has been carrying around piles of books for as long as she can remember. In 2014, she graduated from the University of Arkansas with a creative writing degree.

Editorial Reviews

04/05/2021

Growing up “in Fel, a small trade village in the country of Nor,” Ora Widogast, 17, who has pale skin, “frizzy black curls,” and “black eyes,” comes face-to-face with fae magic in this uneven adventure. Despite her uncle’s warning to keep her name safe, Ora’s is taken by dren Callum, a fierce Yewolyn warrior, on Ora’s first hunt. A worse fate befalls her seven-year-older brother Hademar, who is turned into a pig. Brought to “Tirnan, the royal city of Mysanhal,” Ora is left under the watchful eye of Callum’s wife, Tyg, also a Yewolyn, by the queen. Slowly, Ora learns about the fae realm and its inhabitants, finding that she can see their glamour and cast magic. When Tyg learns that Callum did not name-bind Ora, she threatens and punishes the girl, but Ora focuses on her one goal: to escape to the human realm and save her brother. Those versed in fae fantasy will spy familiar tropes, and characters feel somewhat underdeveloped; Ora, for example, often comes across as much younger than she is. Still, Day’s lyrical prose moves this plot-driven series starter along, and younger readers new to the genre will find plenty to enjoy. Ages 13–up. (Self-published)

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