Bone Crier’s Moon
Bone Crier’s Moon by Kathryn Purdie is a fantasy novel published by HarperCollins Publishers on February 23, 2021. This edition spans 480 pages and is presented in English. The story centers around the Bone Criers, the last descendants of an ancient family tasked with using magic derived from animal bones to guide the dead into the afterlife, preventing them from draining the light from the living.
Readers will encounter Ailesse, who has been groomed to become the matriarch of the Bone Criers, as she faces a harrowing rite of passage that requires her to kill the boy she is destined to love. Meanwhile, Bastien seeks revenge for his father’s death at the hands of a Bone Crier, complicating their intertwined fates. This narrative weaves themes of love and survival within a richly imagined world of magic and folklore, appealing to fans of young adult fiction and epic fantasy.
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Kathryn Purdie comes a high-stakes fantasy duology flush with doomed romance and macabre magic, perfect for fans of Stephanie Garber and Roshani Chokshi.
Bone Criers are the last descendants of an ancient famille charged with using the magic they draw from animal bones to shepherd the dead into the afterlife–lest they drain the light from the living.
Ailesse has been prepared since birth to become their matriarch, but first she must complete her rite of passage: to kill the boy she’s destined to love.
Bastien’s father was slain by a Bone Crier and he’s been seeking revenge ever since. Now his vengeance must wait, as Ailesse’s ritual has begun and their fates are entwined–in life and in death.
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