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Ormeshadow
| Author: | Priya Sharma |
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Tor.com Publishing, 2019 |
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| Book Type: | Novella |
| Genre: | Fantasy |
| Sub-Genre Tags: | Historical Fantasy Mythic Fiction (Fantasy) |
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Synopsis
Uprooted from Bath by his father's failures, Gideon Belman finds himself stranded on Ormeshadow farm, an ancient place of chalk and ash and shadow. The land crests the Orme, a buried, sleeping dragon that dreams resentment, jealousy, estrangement, death. Or so the folklore says. Growing up in a house that hates him, Gideon finds his only comforts in the land. Gideon will live or die by the Orme, as all his family has.
This historical novella is about a farming family, the Belmans; their estrangements, jealousies, adultery, abuse, and suicide, as seen through the eyes of Gideon Belman from childhood to young man. The Belman fabled fortune and personal myths are rooted in the Orme, a land named from the Norse word for dragon. The Orme legends become a cornerstone for Gideon when he loses everything that he loves. Burning with resentment and intrigue, this fantastical family drama invites readers to dig up the secrets of the Belman family, and wonder whether myths and legends are real enough to answer for a history of sin.
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