A mage in Tananen battles a Deathless Goddess who controls all magic, risking everything to end her deadly toll.
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A mage in Tananen battles a Deathless Goddess who controls all magic, risking everything to end her deadly toll.
Winner of the 2020 Aurora Award for Best Novel, this fantasy epic tells the tale of one mage who must stand against a Deathless Goddess who controls all magic. Only in Tananen do people worship a single deity: the Deathless Goddess. Only in this small, forbidden realm are there those haunted by words of no language known to woman or man. The words are Her Gift, and they summon magic. Mage scribes learn to write Her words as intentions: spells to make beasts or plants, designed to any purpose. If...
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Moderate violence likely with magical conflicts and deadly consequences.
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Central theme of worshiping a Deathless Goddess with significant influence.
Magic and spellcasting are core to the story, defining the world and conflict.
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Minor themes of power and control tied to the Goddess's rule.
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Moderate suffering due to the deadly toll of magic on mages.
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