The Quartered Sea
- Publisher
- Brilliance Audio
- Initial publish date
- Feb 2018
- Category
- General
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CD-Audio
- ISBN
- 9781543636840
- Publish Date
- Feb 2018
- List Price
- $29.99
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CD-Audio
- ISBN
- 9781543636833
- Publish Date
- Feb 2018
- List Price
- $21.99
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Benedikt Sings the most powerful water in the kingdom, but water is the only Quarter Benedikt can sing, which isolates him from the Bardic Captain and his fellow Bards. When the Queen of Shkoder outfits a voyage to discover the lands across the sea against the Bardic Captain’s objections, Benedikt is the only Bard willing to brave the Captain’s wrath and volunteer.
In uncharted waters, a storm strikes and the kigh of the deep seas rise. All of Benedikt’s skill is unable to save ship or crew. Shipwrecked in an unfamiliar country and unable to send word to Shkoder of the ship’s fate, Benedikt must play the part he’s been given: a pawn in the game of politics and religion between brother and sister—who both intend to use his Song to their advantage.
As the Queen waits for word, the kigh of the deep seas rise again....
About the authors
Tanya Huff may have left Nova Scotia at three, and has lived most of her life since in Ontario, but she still considers herself a Maritimer. On the way to the idyllic rural existence she shares with her partner Fiona Patton, six cats, and a chihuahua, she acquired a degree in Radio and Television Arts from Ryerson Polytechnic—an education she was happy to finally use while writing her recent Smoke novels. Of her previous twenty-three books, the five—Blood Price, Blood Trail, Blood Lines, Blood Pact, Blood Debt—featuring Henry Fitzroy, bastard son of Henry VIII, romance writer, and vampire are among the most popular.
Nicol is a seasoned audiobook narrator and actor, with years of experience in both classical and contemporary theatre, as well as award-winning independent film. She is passionate about storytelling, boxing, and making her grandmother's marinara sauce. Home is where the book and microphone are....