Among the Beasts & Briars
Among the Beasts & Briars by Ashley Poston is a dark, lush fairy tale-inspired fantasy published by HarperCollins Publishers in 2020. This 352-page novel follows Cerys, who lives in the Kingdom of Aloriya, a place free from droughts and famine due to a historic bargain made by the first king. However, the woods surrounding the kingdom have become dark and cursed, a haunting reminder of Cerys’s traumatic past when she lost her friends and mother to the forest’s dangers.
In her quest to save her home, Cerys embarks on a perilous journey, accompanied only by a small fox and the magic coursing through her veins. As she seeks the legendary Lady of the Wilds, she confronts the secrets hidden within the forest, revealing challenges that test her resolve. This narrative intertwines themes of action and adventure, coming of age, and elements of romance, all set against a backdrop of fantasy and folklore. Readers will find a richly woven tale that explores the complexities of bravery and survival in a world where danger lurks in every shadow.
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Ashley Poston, acclaimed author of Heart of Iron, returns with a dark, lush fairy tale-inspired fantasy for fans of Sara Raasch and Susan Dennard.
Cerys is safe in the Kingdom of Aloriya. Here there are no droughts, disease, or famine, and peace is everlasting. It has been this way for hundreds of years, since the first king made a bargain with the Lady who ruled the forest that borders the kingdom. But as Aloriya prospered, the woods grew dark, cursed, and forbidden.
Cerys knows this all too well: When she was young, she barely escaped as the woods killed her friends and her mother. Now Cerys carries a small bit of the curse–the magic–in her blood, a reminder of the day she lost everything.
As a new queen is crowned, however, things long hidden in the woods descend on the kingdom itself. Cerys is forced on the run, her only companions a small and irritating fox from the royal garden and the magic in her veins. It’s up to her to find the legendary Lady of the Wilds and beg for a way to save her home.
But the road is darker and more dangerous than she knows, and as secrets from the past are uncovered amid the teeth and roots of the forest, it’s going to take everything she has just to survive.
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