The girl the sea gave back : Sky in the deep series, book 2

From Adrienne Young, New York Times bestselling author of Sky in the Deep, comes her new gut-wrenching epic The Girl the Sea Gave Back . For as long as she can remember, Tova has lived among the Svell, the people who found her washed ashore as a child and use her for her gift as a Truthtongue. Her own home and clan are long-faded memories, but the sacred symbols and staves inked over every inch of her skin mark her as one who can cast the rune stones and see into the future. She has found a fragile place among those who fear her, but when two clans to the east bury their age-old blood feud and join together as one, her world is dangerously close to collapse. For the first time in generations, the leaders of the Svell are divided. Should they maintain peace or go to war with the allied clans to protect their newfound power? And when their chieftain looks to Tova to cast the stones, she sets into motion a series of events that will not only change the landscape of the mainland forever but will give her something she believed she could never have again—a home. "Tova was a child when she was discovered washed ashore in a half-burned boat by the Svell clan. The sacred symbols and staves inked over every inch of her skin mark her not only as a member of the Kyrr, but as a Truthtongue. The Svell believe her cursed, forsaken by her own people. but Tova's ability to cast the rune stones and interpret the web of fate woven by the Spinners makes her valuable. Until the day she foresees the Svell's destruction, compelling them to wage war. Across the valley, the rival Aska and Riki clans have lived peacefully for more than ten years as a new people--the Nadhir. But when Svell raiders attack and a village's inhabitants are slaughtered, Halvard believes there may be a way to avoid war. Chosen to be the Nadhir's next chieftain, he convinces his elders to negotiate with the Svell before more blood is spilled. His hope for a truce is shattered when the Nadhir are deceived by their enemy and ambushed without mercy. But there's more to Tova's prophecy than bloodshed. As long as Halvard lives, his people have a future. And if what Tove sees in the runes is true, her own path is interwoven with his. Now she must find the courage to free herself from the only family she's even known in order to fulfill her fate." --book jacket From Adrienne Young, New York Times bestselling author of Sky in the Deep, comes her new gut-wrenching epic The Girl the Sea Gave Back . For as long as she can remember, Tova has lived among the Svell, the people who found her washed ashore as a child and use her for her gift as a Truthtongue. Her own home and clan are long-faded memories, but the sacred symbols and staves inked over every inch of her skin mark her as one who can cast the rune stones and see into the future. She has found a fragile place among those who fear her, but when two clans to the east bury their age-old blood feud and join together as one, her world is dangerously close to collapse. For the first time in generations, the leaders of the Svell are divided. Should they maintain peace or go to war with the allied clans to protect their newfound power? And when their chieftain looks to Tova to cast the stones, she sets into motion a series of events that will not only change the landscape of the mainland forever but will give her something she believed she could never have again#8212;a home The new gut-wrenching epic from the New York Times bestselling author of Sky in the Deep . For as long as she can remember, Tova has lived among the Svell, the people who found her washed ashore as a child and use her for her gift as a Truthtongue. Her own home and clan are long-faded memories, but the sacred symbols and staves inked over every inch of her skin mark her as one who can cast the rune stones and see into the future. She has found a fragile place among those who fear her, but when two clans to the east bury their age-old blood feud and join together as one, her world is dangerously close to collapse. For the first time in generations, the leaders of the Svell are divided. Should they maintain peace or go to war with the allied clans to protect their newfound power? And when their chieftain looks to Tova to cast the stones, she sets into motion a series of events that will not only change the landscape of the mainland forever but will give her something she believed she could never have againa home. Tova lives amongst the Svell, the people who found her washed ashore as a child and use her for her gift as a Truthtongue, but when two neighboring clans bury their age-old blood feud and join together as one, her world is dangerously close to collapse