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The Accursed
The Accursed
The Accursed
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I am Elfled, and I am Accursed.

 

Imagine living in a world where magic is everywhere. You are surrounded by those Blessed to manipulate the fundamental creative and destructive powers of the universe…yet you have no such power. Even your family is Blessed, some of them with enough power to join the ranks of the Sacred Halls' clerics. This is the unBlessed – yet simple and happy – life of Elfled Gardail.

 

But when Elfled's parents are outed as political dissidents, the entire Gardail family must flee the pogrom of "Mad" Shaddix, iron-fisted head cleric of the Sacred Halls. A clandestine network of fellow subversives is meant to shepherd them to a friendly neighboring nation, but that web proves too fragile and the fugitives are torn from one another.

 

With shifting alliances and dwindling options, Elfled finds her lack of Blessing has turned into a curse, ensnaring her in betrayal and violence. Elfled the Accursed no longer dreams of safety. Now, she fights only for survival.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherFaeddra Books
Release dateFeb 16, 2024
ISBN9798224778133
The Accursed
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Courtney Cantrell

Courtney Cantrell is the author of epic fantasy series Legends of the Light-Walkers, paranormal fantasy series Demons of Saltmarch, sci-fi epic The Elevator, and oodles of short stories. She was born in Texas and grew up in Germany. At age 12, she penned her first novel, a one-page murder mystery. (The gardener did it.) By age 17, she had finished two full-length YA sci-fi novels. Three transatlantic moves, thirty years, and countless shenanigans later, Courtney writes full-time as a stay-at-home mom. As of 2023, she has survived the collapse of modern civilization and completed 16 novels and two short story collections in multiple genres. Courtney lives with her husband, their daughter, two cats, and an assortment of cross-cultural doohickeys. She blogs haphazardly at courtcan.com and connects with her adoring fans as @courtcan on Mastodon.

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