Print Length: 364 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN: 125031772X
Publisher: Tor Teen (May 7, 2019)
Publication Date: May 7, 2019
Sold by: Macmillan
Language: English
Praise for DARK SHORES
“Richly-woven, evocative, and absolutely impossible to put down―I was hooked from the first lines! Dark Shores has everything I look for in a fantasy novel: fresh, unique settings, a cast of complex and diverse characters, and an unflinching boldness with the nuanced world-building. I loved every word.” ―Sarah J. Maas, #1 New York Timesbestselling author
"The book grabs readers from the beginning with its stellar worldbuilding and multidimensional characters, and the mythical elements are truly believable within the constructs of the story. The perspective shifts between the viewpoints of Teriana and Marcus from chapter to chapter, offering readers greater insights into each. ...A gripping introduction to a new series." ―Kirkus Reviews (starred)
"This is a lush, imaginative world, and as the focus shifts between Teriana and Marcus, it becomes clear that the readers are only getting a glimpse of its complicated history and mythology. ...Their secrets don’t, of course, stop Teriana and Marcus from embarking on a steamy romance, and fans of Rutkoski’s sighworthy The Winner’s Kiss and the high-stakes sea adventure of Levenseller’s Daughter of the Pirate King will want to know where Marcus and Teriana journey to next." ―Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
High seas adventure, blackmail, and meddling gods meet in Dark Shores, the first novel in a new YA fantasy series.
In a world divided by meddlesome gods and treacherous oceans, only the Maarin possess the knowledge to cross the Endless Seas. But they have one mandate: East must never meet West.
A PIRATE WITH A WILL OF IRON
Teriana is the second mate of the Quincense and heir to the Maarin Triumvirate. Her people are born of the seas and the keepers of its secrets, but when her closest friend is forced into an unwanted betrothal, Teriana breaks her people’s mandate so her friend might escape—a choice with devastating consequences.
A SOLDIER WITH A SECRET
Marcus is the commander of the Thirty-Seventh, the notorious legion that has led the Celendor Empire to conquer the entire East. The legion is his family, but even they don’t know the truth he’s been hiding since childhood. It’s a secret he’ll do anything to protect, no matter how much it costs him – and the world.
A DANGEROUS QUEST
When an Empire senator discovers the existence of the Dark Shores, he captures Teriana’s crew and threatens to reveal Marcus’s secret unless they sail in pursuit of conquest, forcing the two into an unlikely—and unwilling—alliance. They unite for the sake of their families, but both must decide how far they are willing to go, and how much they are willing to sacrifice.
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DARK SHORES BY DANIELLE L. JENSEN
EXCERPT
TERIANA
The Quincense launched off the peak of a swell like she
dreamed of taking flight. Her blue sails were full of the southerly wind that
had been propelling them up the coast with an eagerness mirroring Teriana’s
own. It had been months since they’d last been in Celendrial—and since she’d
last seen Lydia. Her feet itched with excitement at the prospect of being
reunited with her closest, albeit most unlikely, of friends.
The ship failed in her dream to remain airborne, crashing
down against the turquoise sea and sending a salty spray into Teriana’s face,
forcing her to finish tying the knot blind before wiping a damp sleeve across
her face. Rising to her feet, she instinctively shifted her weight to keep her
balance as the Quincense reared up on another swell. Her eyes she kept on the
horizon as the ship slid around a rocky peninsula and Celendrial, the crown
jewel of the Celendor Empire, came into view.
“Hello, lovely,” she shouted at the gleaming white sprawl
stretching out beyond the enormous harbor, flanked on one side by a
villa-encrusted hill and on the other by a towering statue of a legionnaire
holding a standard bearing a gleaming gold dragon. A dozen enormous stone
wharves reached out like fingers, countless ships originating from every
province of the Empire busy unloading freight for sale in the markets beyond.
Through the middle of it ran the river Savio, spilling its filthy contents into
the harbor and turning the azure waters a murky greenish brown.
Grinning, Teriana gave the city a one-fingered salute before
weaving her way back through her sea-soaked crew to where her mum stood at the
helm. All Teriana’s anticipation would earn her were hours of cutting deals in
the harbor market unless she negotiated some free time from the captain now.
Copyright
© 2019 by Danielle L. Jensen
Photo Credit: Katherine Calnan Photography
Danielle L. Jensen is the USA Today bestselling author of The Malediction Novels: Stolen Songbird, Hidden Huntress, Warrior Witch, and The Broken Ones, as well as The Bridge Kingdom (Audible Originals). Her latest novel, Dark Shores, will be released by Tor Teen in May of 2019. She lives with her family in Calgary, Alberta.
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