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A Turn of Light
A Turn of Light: Night's Edge: Book One | Julie E. Czerneda
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The pastoral valley of Marrowdell is home to a small pioneer settlement of refugees, lush fields of grain, enigmatic house toadsand Jenn Nalynn, the miller's daughter. Life here is full of laughter and peace, as well as hard work, and no one bothers overmuch about the outside world. Except Jenn Nalynn. Jenn longs to travel, to seek what's missing in her life. Not that she's sure what that is, but since this summer began, she's felt a strange and powerful yearning. She's certain she'll find what she needs, if only she can leave the valley. But she must not. Jenn is turn-born and cursed, born by the light of two worlds and bound to both. For the valley is more than it seems. Long ago, a cataclysm of misused power pinned Marrowdell to the Verge, a place of wild magic, home to dragons and even stranger creatures. Should Jenn step beyond Marrowdell, she will pull the worlds asunder. To prevent this, powers from the Verge have sent a guard to watch over her, a disgraced dragon Jenn knows as Wisp, her invisible playmate. Wisp's duty is to keep Jenn in Marrowdell. By love, if he can. By her death, if he must. But time is running out. What Jenn unknowingly feels is the rise of the Verge's magic within her, a magic that will threaten her and those she loves. Worse, this summer will end with a Great Turn, and strangers seeking power at any cost have come to Marrowdell to try to force an opening into the Verge, to the ruin of all.
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kwmg40
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I really enjoyed this fantasy novel set in a tiny rural village. As well as a large number of interesting characters and creatures, Czerneda gives us magic, dragons, romance and pies. 🥧

StaceyKondla A fellow Bookcrosser!! And Julie Czerneda is truly a fantastic author 😊 6y
kwmg40 @StaceyKondla I‘m mathgirl40 at BookCrossing. A number of Calgary BC books have come my way in the past years. 😀 Also, as much as I like Julie Czerneda‘s fantasy, I‘m even more excited about trying her sci-fi books! 6y
StaceyKondla @kwmg40 - I'm Minerva101 and we've swapped many books! Happy to connect with you here on Litsy 😊 6y
kwmg40 @StaceyKondla Yes, definitely wonderful to connect with long-time BookCrossing friends! 6y
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Nafiza
A Turn of Light | Julie Czerneda
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Oh epic fantasy by women writers, how I love you. This one is actually funny. It is also 822 pages. And there's an interesting love triangle. I am enjoying it.

#fantasy

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kwmg40
A Turn of Light | Julie Czerneda
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Looking forward to attending Ad Astra in Toronto for the first time next weekend! #adastra2017

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Andrea4 🍁🍁🍁🍁 7y
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llwheeler
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Epic secondary world fantasy with the usual save-the-world stakes but a tight character/location focus, and a strong emphasis on kindness. Plus neat magic and a whole bunch of unique fantastic creatures. More please.

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llwheeler
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#booktober #ilikebigbooks I've been savouring this one but I'm into the less-than-200-pages-to-go-shit-is-hitting-the-fan homestretch now

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llwheeler
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quiet breakfast before heading out for dance class/errands

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llwheeler
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Sunday morning tea + book. Doesn't get much better than this.

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StaceyKondla
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I've been off the Litsy grid for the past week partaking of the awesomeness that is When Words Collide - A Festival for Readers and Writers - here in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. This is my stack of signed treasure!!! So many incredible authors I got to spend time with 😊❤️😊❤️😊❤️

Eyelit Awesome! 8y
Gayan This sounds like heaven! 8y
CherylDeFranceschi That is fantastic! 8y
moranadatter Wow! 8y
StaceyKondla @Eyelit @Gayan @CherylDeFranceschi @kmdartist This festival really is wonderful 😊 Bookish people unite and the authors are always so nice and so interesting! 8y
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