The Breathing Sea I

<p><em><strong>Dasha is a gift from the gods. Only she's not very gifted.</strong></em></p><p> </p><p><strong>Bronze Medal Epic Fantasy Readers' Favorite Book Awards 2018.<br>Finalist Golden Book Awards 2018. <br>Official Selection E-Book Fantasy New Apple Book Awards 2018. </strong></p><p><strong>Second Place Epic Fantasy Virtual FantasyCon 2017. </strong></p><p> </p><p>Eighteen years ago Dasha's mother made a bargain with the gods. She would bear a gods-touched child one who would stand on the threshold between the worlds human and divine. Dasha is that child now almost ready to become a woman and one day take her mother's place as Empress of all of Zem'.</p><p> </p><p>But Dasha is shy lonely and one of the least magically inclined girls in the Known World. Instead she has fits and uncontrollable visions. When she sets off with her father on her first journey away from her home kremlin she hopes she will finally find someone who can help her come into her powers. But those whom she finds only want to use her instead. What will it take for her to unlock the abilities hidden within her and take up her proper place in the world?</p><p> </p><p>The sequel to the award-winning novel <em>The Midnight Land</em> <em>The Breathing Sea</em> returns to the land of Zem' where animals speak trees walk and women rule. Filled with allusions to Russian history literature and fairy tales this subversive combination of satire and high fantasy will appeal to fans of <em>Deathless </em>and <em>The Bear and the Nightingale.</em></p><p> </p><p>With discussion questions at the end.</p><p> </p><p>Reading order for the Zemnian Series:</p><p> </p><p><strong>The Zemnian Series: Slava's Story</strong></p><p><em>The Midnight Land I: The Flight</em></p><p><em>The Midnight Land II: The Gift</em></p><p> </p><p><strong>The Zemnian Series: Dasha's Story</strong></p><p><em>The Breathing Sea I: Burning</em></p><p><em>The Breathing Sea II: Drowning</em></p><p> </p><p><strong>The Zemnian Series: Valya's Story</strong></p><p><em>The Dreaming Land I: The Challenge</em></p><p><em>The Dreaming Land II: The Journey</em></p><p><em>The Dreaming Land III: The Sacrifice</em></p>