Once in every century, for three days only, the Market comes.

Her whole life, Ellie MacReady has delighted at her papa's stories of the fantastical Market. The creatures that walk its streets. The wonders waiting in every shopkeeper's window. The exotic foods and unearthly scents which temp travelers on every corner.

But in all his stories, her papa never mentioned the irresistible Prince, or the perils which await young girls who wander away to explore the Market on their own.

A melding of fantasy and science fiction, The Seven Markets is the first book in an ongoing series about Ellie MacReady and her journey from her pastoral village, through the winding streets of the Market, and into the far-flung future.