"Richly-woven, evocative, and absolutely impossible to put down--I was hooked from the first lines! Dark Shores has everything I look for in a fantasy novel: fresh, unique settings, a cast of complex and diverse characters, and an unflinching boldness with the nuanced world-building. I loved every word."-- Sarah J. Maas, #1 New York Times bestselling author
In a world divided by meddlesome gods and treacherous oceans, only the Maarin possess the knowledge to cross the Endless Seas. But they have one mandate: East must never meet West.
A SAILOR WITH A WILL OF IRON
Teriana is the second mate of the Quincense and heir to the Maarin Triumvirate. Her people are born of the seas and the keepers of its secrets, but when her closest friend is forced into an unwanted betrothal, Teriana breaks her people's mandate so her friend might escape-a choice with devastating consequences.
A SOLDIER WITH A SECRET
Marcus is the commander of the Thirty-Seventh, the notorious legion that has led the Celendor Empire to conquer the entire East. The legion is his family, but even they don't know the truth he's been hiding since childhood. It's a secret he'll do anything to protect, no matter how much it costs him - and the world.
A DANGEROUS QUEST
When an Empire senator discovers the existence of the Dark Shores, he captures Teriana's crew and threatens to reveal Marcus's secret unless they sail in pursuit of conquest, forcing the two into an unlikely-and unwilling-alliance. They unite for the sake of their families, but both must decide how far they are willing to go, and how much they are willing to sacrifice.
In a world divided by meddlesome gods and treacherous oceans, only the Maarin possess the knowledge to cross the Endless Seas. But they have one mandate: East must never meet West.
A SAILOR WITH A WILL OF IRON
Teriana is the second mate of the Quincense and heir to the Maarin Triumvirate. Her people are born of the seas and the keepers of its secrets, but when her closest friend is forced into an unwanted betrothal, Teriana breaks her people's mandate so her friend might escape-a choice with devastating consequences.
A SOLDIER WITH A SECRET
Marcus is the commander of the Thirty-Seventh, the notorious legion that has led the Celendor Empire to conquer the entire East. The legion is his family, but even they don't know the truth he's been hiding since childhood. It's a secret he'll do anything to protect, no matter how much it costs him - and the world.
A DANGEROUS QUEST
When an Empire senator discovers the existence of the Dark Shores, he captures Teriana's crew and threatens to reveal Marcus's secret unless they sail in pursuit of conquest, forcing the two into an unlikely-and unwilling-alliance. They unite for the sake of their families, but both must decide how far they are willing to go, and how much they are willing to sacrifice.
“情節豐富,回味無窮,絕對讓人愛不釋手。我讀了前面幾行就被迷住了!《黑暗海岸》有我在奇幻小說中尋找的一切:新鮮,獨特的場景,複雜多樣的角色,以及堅定不移的大膽與細緻構建的書中世界。每一個字我都喜歡。”--莎拉•J•馬斯,紐時第一名暢銷作家
在一個被好管閒事的眾神和凶險的海洋所分隔的世界裡,只有馬林人擁有穿越廣愗海洋的知識。但他們有一項任務:絕不能讓東方與西方相遇。
鋼鐵般意志的水手
泰瑞安娜是「昆士號」的二副,也是馬林三人政治集團的繼承人。她的人民生於海洋,也是海洋秘密的守護者,但當她的密友被迫訂親時,泰瑞安娜為了幫助好友逃脫,違背了人民賦予她的使命--她的決定將帶來毀滅性的後果。
藏著秘密的軍士
馬庫斯是三十七軍團的指揮官,這個惡名昭彰的軍團帶領賽蘭多帝國征服了整個東方。軍團就是他的家人,但他們並不知道他從小隱藏的真相。無論他和全世界得付出多大的代價,他都要守住這個秘密。
危險的任務
當帝國的一位參議員發現黑暗海岸的存在時,他逮捕了泰瑞安娜的船員,並威脅將揭露馬庫斯的秘密,除非他們願意出航去為他征服世界,這迫使兩人心不甘情不願做了結盟。他們為了各自的家人團結,但倆人都必須思考願意付出多大代價,做多大的犧牲。
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