Don’t be put off by the cover art: Lord of the Fading Lands by C.L. Wilson is one of the best romantic fantasies I’ve read this year and a stunning debut.
Ellysetta, raised in the mortal land of Celieria, has been fascinated by the Fey her entire life. She is part of the crowd gathered to view Rain Tairen Soul, King of the Fey and the legendary figure who “scorched the world” with grief-stricken madness a thousand years ago. When Ellysetta is knocked down and nearly trampled by the crowd, her mind calls out unknowingly to her truemate for protection. That soulmate turns out to be Rain. Overwhelmed by the turn of events, Ellysetta does not immediately accept Rain as her truemate. Rain must court her against a background of political turmoil as the Fey’s old enemy, the Eld, begin to stir even as the Fey are weakening as a race.
Wilson originally wrote Lord of the Fading Lands and its sequel, Lady of Light and Shadows, as one long novel so be prepared for the abrupt end to the first book and have the second near at hand.
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Tags: romantic fantasy
