• The Pomegranate Gate

  • The Mirror Realm Cycle, Book 1
  • By: Ariel Kaplan
  • Narrated by: Vivienne Leheny
  • Length: 19 hrs and 31 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (8 ratings)

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The Pomegranate Gate

By: Ariel Kaplan
Narrated by: Vivienne Leheny
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Publisher's summary

The first adventure in an exquisite epic fantasy trilogy with echoes of Naomi Novik and Katherine Arden, based on Jewish folklore and set in a mythical version of Spain at the time of the Inquisition.

Toba Peres can speak, but not shout; she can walk, but not run. She can write with both hands, in different languages, but has not had a formal education. The only treasure Toba has dared to keep is a precious star sapphire, set in a necklace she must never take off.

Naftaly Cresques sees things that aren’t real, and dreams things that are. He is a well-trained tailor, but a middling one, and he is risking his life to smuggle a strange family heirloom: a centuries-old book he must never read, and must never lose.

The Queen of the Sefarad has ordered all Jews to convert, or be exiled with nothing. Toba, Naftaly, and thousands of others are forced to flee their homes. Toba, accidentally separated from their caravan of refugees, stumbles through a strange pomegranate grove into the magical realm of the Maziks: mythical, terrible beings with immense power. There, she discovers latent abilities that put her in the crosshairs of bloodthirsty immortals, but may be key to her survival.

On the other side of the gate, Naftaly, intent on rescuing Toba, finds his new companions harbor dangerous secrets of their own. Now, hunted by an Inquisition in both worlds, Toba and Naftaly must unravel ancient histories and ancient magics in order to understand the link between the two realms. More than their own lives might be at stake.

Brimming with folkloric wonder, The Pomegranate Gate weaves history, myth, and magic into an exquisite tale of fate, legacy, and friendship that will leave readers spellbound.

©2023 Ariel Kaplan (P)2023 Recorded Books

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