Dawn of the Flame Sea
by Jean Johnson
The first in a new fantasy series from the national bestselling author of the Sons of Destiny novels. They call themselves the Fae Rii, or Fair Traders. Elfin-like beings capable of wielding sophisticated forms of magic, they travel between universes exploring new worlds and establishing settlements for their people to live peacefully among the locals. The humans of the White Sands tribe, refugees fleeing from powerful enemies, see the Fae as potential invaders stealing their newfound natural resources. Jintaya, the leader of the Fae travelers, manages to forge an alliance, promising to trade skills and knowledge—magical and otherwise—to build a lasting community. But the Circle Fire Tribe has no desire to share those rich valleys and ravines with the people they've hunted to near extinction—or the supposed deities they worship... Praise for Jean Johnson: "Jean Johnson's writing is fabulously fresh, thoroughly romantic, and...