Dead of Winter Omnibus

All the Journeys

De: Teagan Ríordáin Geneviene

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

Twelve-year-old Emlyn Eriu escapes the religious and gender persecution of her country, only to learn that the fate of the Living World rests on her shoulders. Emlyn is barely twelve, but the fanatic Brethren think she’s a threat; an abomination. Why? Aside from being a girl, Emlyn has a talent — she can see and communicate with ghosts.
This book is an omnibus of the 14 previously published novellas — the individual "Journeys" of Dead of Winter.
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The Brethren have taken over her homeland, subjugated women, and forbade most learning. All beliefs but theirs are heresy. Emlyn’s family betrays her to the Brethren when she hears the supernatural warning, “Winter is coming!”
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Now Emlyn and her teacher, Osabide, are on the run. They join with travelers belonging to the Deae Matres — a multi-national society of intelligent women who seek out and preserve knowledge.
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Emlyn visits new lands with customs that amaze her. But it isn’t fun and games. She has a dire task. The entire world is at risk, not from the Brethren, but from the dead. The Veil between the worlds of the living and dead has been torn apart by the evil being, Arawn. He seeks revenge on the Society of Deae Matres for imprisoning him beyond the Veil in the Realm of the Dead.
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As the Veil deteriorates, chaos ensues when the dead cross into the living world. Emlyn outruns the Brethren, but not Arawn. Yet she has to confront him and restore the Veil.
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This richly detailed “high fantasy" epic will appeal to fans of Ursula Le Guin, Margaret Atwood, and Terry Brooks.