Steeped in Jewish folklore, The Scorpio Races meets Peaky Blinders in
this dual-POV YA fantasy where the daughter of a famous horse breeder,
a black-market enchanter, and an ambitious heir must work together to
win a cutthroat magical horserace.
The Rusel family is famous throughout Enderlain as breeders of enchanted
horses, but their prestige is no match for their rising debts. To save her
family's ranch, Mikira Rusel is left with only one option: enter the Illinir, a
treacherous, cross-country horserace known for its high death rate as much
as its flashy prize money.
To have any chance of success, she'll have to recruit Ari, an unlicensed
enchanter who creates golems in place of enchanted animals, and Damien
Adair, a lord in the midst of a succession battle. Both her accomplices have
reasons of their own to help Mikira - and their own blood feuds to avenge.
In a world as dangerous as this, will hidden agendas and conflicting desires
butcher their chances of winning the Illinir. . . or will another rider's dagger?
Kalyn Josephson works as a Technical Writer in the tech industry, which
leaves room for too many bad puns about technically being a writer. She grew
up in San Luis Obispo, California, and graduated from Santa Clara University
with degrees in Biology and Creative Writing. Currently, she lives in the Bay
Area with two black cats (who are more like a tiny dragon and an ever tinier
owl). She is the author of the Storm Crow duology
Roaring Brook
On Sale: Sep 26/23
6 x 9 • 400 pages
map, chapter opener map spots
9781250812360 • $26.99 • CL - With dust jacket
YA Fic / Fantasy / Epic • Ages 14-18 years