This book is equal parts the start of an epic story and a coming of age story. Saffron is out of her world and out of her depth, but the further she travels, the more she finds herself bound to her friends with ties of blood and magic.Ĭan one girl – an accidental worldwalker – really be the key to saving Kena? Or will she just die trying?Īn eARC of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This review is presented as part of my contribution to the Australian Women Writers Challenge 2016.Īn Accident of Stars is a very solid debut novel from Foz Meadows, it truly brings epic and portal fantasy to life. Pursued by Leoden and aided by the Shavaktiin, a secretive order of storytellers and mystics, the rebels flee to Veksh, a neighboring matriarchy ruled by the fearsome Council of Queens. But Leoden has allies, too, chief among them the Vex’Mara Kadeja, a dangerous ex-priestess who shares his dreams of conquest. There, her fate becomes intertwined with that of three very different women: Zech, the fast-thinking acolyte of a cunning, powerful exile Viya, the spoiled, runaway consort of the empire-building ruler, Vex Leoden and Gwen, an Earth-born worldwalker whose greatest regret is putting Leoden on the throne. When Saffron Coulter stumbles through a hole in reality, she finds herself trapped in Kena, a magical realm on the brink of civil war.

Genre: fantasy, epic fantasy, queer fiction Title: An Accident of Stars (The Manifold Worlds #1) Saffron is out of her world and out of her depth, but the further she travels, the more she finds herself bound to her friends with ties of blood and magic.Australian Women Writers Challenge 2016: Book #8 Pursued by Leoden and aided by the Shavaktiin-a secretive order of storytellers and mystics-the rebels flee to Veksh, a neighboring matriarchy ruled by the fearsome Council of Queens. But Leoden has allies, too, and chief among them is the Vex’Mara Kadeja, a dangerous ex-priestess who shares his dreams of conquest. It’s there that her fate becomes intertwined with that of three very different women: Zech, the fast-thinking acolyte of a cunning, powerful exile Viya, the spoiled, runaway consort of the empire-building ruler, Vex Leoden and Gwen, an Earth-born worldwalker whose greatest regret is putting Leoden on the throne.

When Saffron Coulter stumbles through a hole in reality, she finds herself trapped in Kena-a magical realm on the brink of civil war. compelling characters and a fascinating world” (Martha Wells, author of The Murderbot Diaries) Synopsis: Portal fantasy grows up in this immersive series kickoff featuring “a life-changing adventure.

An Accident of Stars by Foz Meadows