75 Best New Fantasy Books of 2023
This Year's Best New Fantasy Books Will Fill Your Days With Magic
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For an epic fantasy crossed with pirate adventure, pick up H.M. Long's "Dark Water Daughter." Mary, a stormsinger, has the power to control the tempestuous seas, but even her powers cannot save her from servitude to the pirate lord Lirr. To save herself, she bargains with his nemesis: her skills at his service in exchange for his help destroying Lirr. Samuel, a disgraced former naval officer, is out for his own revenge against Lirr, and he's also in search of a talisman — stolen by Mary — that keeps his own demons at bay. Pushed to the ends of the Earth (literally), Mary and Samuel will have to make the hard choices to conquer forces beyond their reckoning.
Release date: July 18