“Richly imaginative world building with delightfully complex and diverse characters a joy to read!” – Kate Elliott, author of Black Wolves and Cold Magic “This fabulous story bowled me over with a compelling blend of intimacy, danger, twisty politics, believably imperfect characters, and a fascinatingly complex universe.” It’s a wonderful, rich, feminist book, and I loved it.” “ An Accident of Stars is anchored in dozens of complex women, driven by the rooted, deep relationships they have with each other. – Martha Wells, author of The Books of Raksura The main character falls out of our world into a life-changing adventure, with compelling characters and a fascinating world. “Reminiscent of Ursula K LeGuin, An Accident of Stars will take you to a lush, magical new world.” The main strength of this is its cast, which walks off the page – there’s characters of all ages, all walks of life and all sexual orientations–and its gut punch ending.' “Fantasy readers who appreciate strong characters and excellent worldbuilding will immerse themselves in this tale.” – Trudi Canavan, author of the Black Magician trilogy “A portal fantasy for grownups, with grit and realism, and characters I loved from the first page.”

– Fran Wilde, Nebula- and Norton-nominated author of Updraft and Cloudbound “ An Accident of Stars‘ interwoven, beautifully rendered cultures are filled with rich details, complex family bonds of all kinds, and deeply layered politics. To enter Kena and the surrounding lands is to be irrevocably and powerfully changed. Foz Meadows has created an epic adventure unlike any I’ve read before.” Saffron is out of her world and out of her depth, but the further she travels, the more she finds herself bound to her friends with ties of blood and magic.Ĭan one girl - an accidental worldwalker - really be the key to saving Kena? Or will she just die trying?įile Under: Fantasy Pursued by Leoden and aided by the Shavaktiin, a secretive order of storytellers and mystics, the rebels flee to Veksh, a neighboring matriarchy ruled by the fearsome Council of Queens. But Leoden has allies, too, chief among them the Vex'Mara Kadeja, a dangerous ex-priestess who shares his dreams of conquest. There, her fate becomes intertwined with that of three very different women: Zech, the fast-thinking acolyte of a cunning, powerful exile Viya, the spoiled, runaway consort of the empire-building ruler, Vex Leoden and Gwen, an Earth-born worldwalker whose greatest regret is putting Leoden on the throne. When Saffron Coulter stumbles through a hole in reality, she finds herself trapped in Kena, a magical realm on the brink of civil war. Riassunto: Book I of the Manifold Worlds from Hugo-nominated author Foz Meadows.

An Accident of Stars by Foz Meadows