A lush, immersive debut fantasy about a group of women whose way
of life is threatened by a new king; a fierce celebration of
community, sisterhood, and finding our power.
Indir
is a Dreamer, descended from a long line of seers; able to see beyond
reality, she carries the rare gift of Dreaming truth. But when the
beloved king dies, his son has no respect for this time-honored
tradition. King Alcan wants an opportunity to bring the Dreamers to a
permanent end--an opportunity Indir will give him if he discovers the
two secrets she is struggling to keep. As violent change shakes
Indir's world to its core, she is forced to make an impossible
choice: fight for her home or fight to survive.
Saya
is a seer, but not a Dreamer--she has never been formally trained.
Her mother exploits her daughter's gift, passing it off as her own as
they travel from village to village, never staying in one place too
long. Almost as if they're running from something. Almost as if
they're being hunted. When Saya loses the necklace she's worn since
birth, she discovers that seeing isn't her only gift--and begins to
suspect that everything she knows about her life has been a
carefully-constructed lie. As she comes to distrust the only family
she's ever known, Saya will do what she's never done before, go where
she's never been, and risk it all in the search of answers.
With
a detailed, supernaturally-charged setting and topical themes of
patriarchal power and female strength, Lizz Huerta's The
Lost Dreamer brings an
ancient world to life, mirroring the challenges of our modern one.