title: The Rains of Imarcia
author: Croke, Marie
description: On the world of Imarcia, the rains kill. Where they don’t, they drive people to horrid lengths in their desperation for survival. When Windrunner Sey arrives to help stave off an impending war between two Imarcian cities, she unknowingly upsets the plans of Rainwatcher Namaru. As she fights to bring about peace, Namaru is already progressing with another course of action, one that might leave only the rains as the victor . . . Length: 103,000 words Genre: Magic Realism/Fantasy Romance/Secondary World Fantasy