The Five Daughters of the Moon: 1 (The Waning Moon Duology 1)

Inspired by the 1917 Russian revolution and the last months of the Romanov sisters The Five Daughters of the Moon by Leena Likitalo is a beautifully crafted historical fantasy with elements of technology fueled by evil magic.. The Crescent Empire teeters on the edge of a revolution and the Five Daughters of the Moon are the ones to determine its future.. Alina six fears Gagargi Prataslav and his Great Thinking Machine. The gagargi claims that the machine can predict the future but at a cost that no one seems to want to know.. Merile eleven cares only for her dogs but she smells that something is afoul with the gagargi. By chance she learns that the machine devours human souls for fuel and yet no one believes her claim.. Sibilia fifteen has fallen in love for the first time in her life. She couldnt care less about the unrests spreading through the countryside. Or the rumors about the gagargi and his machine.. Elise sixteen follows the captain of her heart to orphanages and workhouses. But soon she realizes that the unhappiness amongst her people runs much deeper that anyone could have ever predicted.. And Celestia twenty-two who will be the empress one day. Lately shes been drawn to the gagargi. But which one of them was the first to mention the idea of a coup?. Inspired by the 1917 Russian revolution and the last months of the Romanov sisters The Five Daughters of the Moon is a beautifully crafted historical fantasy with elements of technology fuelled by evil magic.