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A slave to a shaman and her apprentice by mercy, Katina knows her only chance at a power of her own is in mastering the shaman's art. But when the son of her mistress dies, she is given a brutal task that jeopardizes her dream, that of using her uncanny wayfinding gift to locate Tuoni, the god of the dead, who could resurrect the young man yet has gone missing from his realm. With her apprenticeship on the line, Katina is pressed to obey, lest her mistress turn her out to the highest bidding male in the village.

 

On her venture, Katina encounters Osvanek, an enigmatic stranger, who saves her from freezing and persuades her to give up her 'futile' search. When she is abandoned by her mistress, Osvanek offers her a place in his village and an opportunity to be taught by his shaman friend. Though appreciative of Osvanek's generosity, Katina can’t help but doubt his motives, and as her gift binds her to discovering the mystery of Tuoni’s disappearance and the impending danger threatening both the dead and the world of the living, she realizes that Osvanek, who is steadily stealing her heart, stands between her and her fate--and his reasons are far more ominous than keeping her safe. ​​

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For fans of The Wolf and the Woodsman and The Bear and the nightingale, THE OTHER SHORE is set in the 900s mystical Finnic north, a realm of hardy warriors, fairy folk, and ancient gods; a land of an endless winter's dark.