Children of the Bloodlands

Short Description

In the second installment of S.M. Beiko’s Realms of Ancient series, Roan and her four friends, scattered to the corners of the globe, continue resolute in their battle against world-imperiling evil. Children of the Bloodlands brings the clash of titanic powers unforgettably to life.

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Saved from death by a powerful fox spirit named Sil, 17-year-old Roan finds herself tasked with uniting the five mysterious ancient spirit families that have maintained the balance of the world since creation: that of Deer, Seal, Owl, Rabbit, and Fox.
A coming-of-age tale in which Roan (a strong teenage girl with powers rooted in fire and a sword made of garnet) must come into great power while retracing her parents’ deaths and delving deeper into a world that may be against her.
Key themes include death, loss, mixed/non-traditional families, identity, environmental destruction, and indigenous issues.
Beiko’s first YA fantasy novel, The Lake and the Library, was nominated for the Aurora and Eileen McTavish Sykes Awards.
this book contains a prominent lesbian couple, a key character that is multi-spirited, and one asexual main character
deals with environmentalism and the ‘sickening of the earth’, cast is multicultural with many POC main characters

Audience

For readers of Kelley Armstrong, Leigh Bardugo, Veronica Roth, Lesley Livingston, Phillip Pullman, Maggie Stiefvater, and Marissa Meyer