Upon a Starlit Tide

De: Kell Woods

Narrado por: Esther Wane

Upon a Starlit Tide is a dark and enchanting historical fantasy combining elements of "The Little Mermaid" and "Cinderella" into a wholly original tale of love, power, and betrayal.

*The hardcover edition features beautiful custom endpapers.*

Saint-Malo, Brittany, 1758. To Lucinde Leon, the youngest daughter of a wealthy French shipowner, the high walls of Saint-Malo are more hindrance than haven.

While her sisters are busy trying to secure advantageous marriages, Luce spends her days secretly being taught to sail by Samuel, her best friend—and an English smuggler. Only he understands how the waves call to her. Then one stormy morning, Luce rescues a drowning man from the sea.

Immediately drawn in by the stranger’s charm, Luce is plunged into a world of glittering balls and faerie magic, seduction and brutality. Secrets that have long been lost in the shadowy depths of the ocean begin to rise to the surface, but as Luce wrestles with warring desires, she finds that her own power is growing brighter and brighter, shining like a sea-glass slipper.

Or the scales of a sea-maid's tail.

"Magnificent. This is a must-read!” —Juliet Marillier, award-winning author of the Sevenwaters and Blackthorn & Grim series

=A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books.

Upon a Starlit Tide

It took me a chapter or two to settle into the book. I fell in love with the storyline and it was beautifully performed.

Love at first chapter

First of all, I absolutely love Esther Wane. Her voice is so soothing. I was hooked into this story right away and felt completely immersed bc of the way the author wrote about the setting and characters. It impacted me in an unexpected way and I immediately bought another Kell Woods/Esther Wane audiobook.

Great story, disliked the narration

It’s a shame really, I listened to at least the first 2/3rds on audio and the narrator did a huge disservice to the story. She made the main character sound small and frail and insecure and the male characters sound like 60 year old pipe smoking seamen instead of characters in their 20-somethings. I didn’t even realize how much the narration was distorting my opinion of the story until I finally gave up listening and read the hardcopy for the last 1/3rd - I wish I had read the entire novel.

I was, however, surprised by how wonderful the story itself was! Being described as a combination of sorts of Cinderella and the little mermaid but darker, I was wondering what aspects would be woven in and honestly I thought it was done very well. It was completely its own story, and the story was beautiful and poetic. I loved the setting and the description of the seaside city & the subtle magic. I figured out a huge plot point fairly early on, but it was made so obvious I almost wonder if you weren’t supposed to and still left me wanting to know how it tied in, so I wasn’t disappointed as it all unfolded.

Highly recommend the BOOK.

Perfect book to welcome spring

Mermaids, magic, fey, betrayal, love and family. A wonderful blending of cinderella and the little mermaid mixed with a historic setting that leaves you wistful and awed. Perfect book to welcome in the melting of winter.

Phenomenal

This is such a great story! A wonderful new telling of the little mermaid with hints of Cinderella. I would listen to this again and again! Hopefully there's a sequel or a similar sotry!