"Abandon all thoughts of this world and live on The Ledge, a trapped village containing an intrepid heroine seeking revenge."
A bold and gutsy epic fantasy debut, with a healthy helping of romance. As I started to read I did wonder whether this would be best suited to teens, but due to the content, language and sex scenes it is aimed at new adults. Dawsyn has fought to survive the frozen village in which she is contained, when chosen as a sacrifice to The Glacians she escapes and finds herself on the run with half-Glacian Ryon. Ledge is the first novel in the Glacial Trilogy by author Stacey McEwan, the stunning cover called me in, and as I entered, found myself poring over a fabulous map (a contents warning sits next to the map). The world-building expands slowly, this really is all about the main two characters. Dawysn and Ryon are fearsome combatants, each on their own path to revenge. The sexual tension between them smoulders as they begin to understand that each of them battles to right a wrong. Lusty at times even rollicking, with formidable fighting, pops of powerful healing magic, and a heroic plot, Ledge will appeal to those seeking new adult romantic fantasy.
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After being randomly selected as a human sacrifice, instead of death, Dawsyn finds herself on a quest to save her people from their icy prison...
In a place known as The Ledge, a civilization is trapped by a vast chasm and sheer mountain face. There is no way for anyone to escape the frozen wasteland without befalling a deathly drop. They know nothing of the outside world except that it is where The Glacians reside - mystical winged creatures who bring them meagre rations to survive, in exchange for a periodic human sacrifice.
Dawsyn, axe wielder and only remaining member of her family, has so far avoided the annual culling, but her luck has run out. She is chosen and ripped from her icy home, the only world she knows. No one knows what will happen to her on the other side, least of all Dawsyn. Murdered? Enslaved? Worse?
Thankfully, the fates align and Dawsyn manages to escape their clutches with the help of a half-Glacian called Ryon. But trust does not come easily, and she keeps a trained axe to his throat while they journey together down the slopes. But who's to say that the life below will be any better than the one she has run from?
*Content warnings* gratuitous violence & death; death of a minor; suicide; attempted sexual assault
Ledge features in the following genres: Fantasy, Romance / Relationship Stories, Fiction, Romance: fantasy and paranormal, Recommendations, Debut Books of the Month
Ledge is available in Paperback, Hardback, Ebook
Ledge was written by Stacey McEwan and published by Angry Robot an imprint of Watkins Media Limited
Ledge has 400 pages
£8.99
