She took the child and ran into the forest

For readers who love immersive ancient tales

When she breaks a sacred law to save an abandoned baby, Deghóm is cast out into a world facing ruin. Now a salt river is tearing open the land bridge between two seas and threatening to drown the world.

Travelling with her adopted brother and a wild forest boy, Deghóm carries a warning that no one wants to hear. As villages, fields and powerful leaders are swept away, she is transformed into a mythic figure.

The story of the flood is echoed in a cycle of songs written in Méri, a reconstructed ancient language from 8000 years ago. Cave rituals and reed boats, sharp obsidian and glowing amber come to life in a historical fantasy that feels like recovered memory. It is an epic tale from a lost world of haunting beauty, told in a voice that lets ancient tongues sing again.

#1 in the Four Lights series.