The Power We Share — Elyse Guttenberg

The heist is on. Molly Sinclair is a pirate and a witch, and if there's a chance at gold, she's going to take it.The isles are a magical world, bordered by ice but never cold. A world where everyone is born human or witch, and magic is the currency of choice. Spells are bought, packaged and sold by the powerful witches' guild and Molly wants nothing to do with them.Molly is a craftborn witch, more powerful than most, yet forced to hide her skills. She longs to be free: to sail her ship, protect her younger brother, and stay clear of scheming marketeers, the governor, an absent king and the guild.But tension in the isles runs high. The years of plenty are fading and people are poor. Power is shifting, and freedom costs money.When Molly steals a chest full of spells from the governor's palace, his not-so-royal nephew steps in and a search begins.Now, Molly needs to find out who is lying and who is telling the truth before the final battle destroys them all.With THE POWER WE SHARE, award winning Alaskan writer Elyse Guttenberg begins a new series set in the age of sail in a re-imagined earth.Praise for Elyse Guttenberg's other books: SUNDER, ECLIPSE and SEED: Shortlisted for BEST FIRST FANTASY by the INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE FANTASTIC IN THE ARTS.Guttenberg's high fantasy novel of myth and magic, gods and desire pulls the reader into battle at the edge of night.With beautiful images of the gods, their portals and far lands, Guttenberg weaves an intriguing story around a surprisingly strong framework of dreams. --Locus MagazineA world rich with poetry, resonant myth, and sensuously drawn characters... Delightful... A treat. --Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, author of THE HEALER'S WARFollow Guttenberg into Ancient Alaska, and the saga of one woman, chosen by the spirits, and called on to save her people.SUMMER LIGHT, a novel of Ancient Alaska, Book 1DAUGHTER OF THE SHAMAN, a novel of Ancient Alaska, Book 2Anyone interested in Alaska's Natives will find much to like in this book, and anyone interested in good, factually correct fiction will find it irresistible. --Alaska MagazineContact Elyse Guttenberg and learn more about SUNDER, ECLIPSE AND SEED, as well as her Alaska prehistory novels, SUMMER LIGHT and DAUGHTER OF THE SHAMAN at www.elyseguttenberg.com/