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Once, the world was ruled by those with magic in their blood.

But once was a long time ago ...

Ever since magic was outlawed in Kernou, Jenyfer Astolat has been living with a secret that would see her bound to the stake as food for the sea. But when…

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1 author picked The Call of the Sea as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I love The Call of the Sea because it combines Arthurian lore, mermaid legends, and pirate life with beautiful descriptions, sweeping me away to a fantasy realm that serves as a mirror of the real world. This is the first book in The Grail Cycle, and though I normally prefer standalone novels, the writing pulled me in from the beginning, and I look forward to reading more books in the series. Schumacher provides romance, adventure, oceanic folklore, and magic into one gem of a story, and her plot and characters are fresh and engaging takes on the old tales and…

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Selkie Moon by Kelly Jarvis,

We are all surrounded by darkness. And we are all drawn to the light.

The Orkney Islands north of Scotland are steeped in stories of selkies, seal folk who swim in cold ocean waters and shed their skins to sing and dance on land.

One young girl named Isla uses…

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