Strung

Synopsis

Once thread, heartstrings make Fate's best instruments. Few in the world of Iodesh believe the Faye are more than legend - until an unwanted suitor captures one as Lady Lysbeth Haywood's bride price. Presented with the Faye, Lysbeth is torn between her excitement to learn more about the legendary people, her dread at the possibility of a forced engagement, and her battle of attrition with Avon society. It's worth the struggle, for as layers of the Faye's extraordinary mysteries are peeled away, their revelations - and Lysbeth's own role in them - reach farther than she ever thought possible. Based on a decades-long paracosm, Strung weaves complex patterns from themes of control, adherence, and fate. The result delivers social commentary through a musical lens, reimagined folklore, and two richly-detailed fantasy cultures. A must-read for fans of dreamy, literary fiction!