Mad Kestrel
Edition: 1st Trade Pbk. Ed edition
Publisher: Tor Books; Tor
Published: March 4, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780765318022
Subjects: American First Novelists; American Science Fiction And Fantasy; Fiction; Fiction - Fantasy; Fantasy; Fantasy - General; Fiction / Fantasy / General; Fantasy fiction; Sea stories; Women sailors
Description: In a world where infants with magical powers are torn from their parents to be raised by the mysterious and powerful Danisoba, who have a monopoly on magic, Kestrel has managed to keep her abilities concealed--and herself free. First hiding in back alleys as a street urchin, she hid when they killed her parents, and then served as a young tavern maid before escaping to sea, where magic is cancelled by water. Now an adult, as the quartermaster of a pirate ship, Kestrel loves the freedom of living on the seas. But her way of life could end if anyone on board learns her closely guarded secret--that she has magical control over the wind.