Tidespeaker - by Sadie Turner (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

A girl with the power to command the tides has her life changed when she secures a job serving a wealthy noble family-only to learn that the last person to fill her post mysteriously died-in this haunting and lush debut fantasy inspired by Jane Austen's Mansfield Park.

"Drew me into its current and refused to let go." -Rachel Griffin, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Sun and the Starmaker

Corith Fraine is a Floodmouth - her words can control water. Yet for those born with her rare elemental ability, paths forward are few, and Corith is one of the lucky ones. She has spent most of her life in a prestigious magic institution, training to one day achieve the highest possible honor for a member of her kind: the chance to serve one of the hundred noble houses.

When Corith learns she's secured a post working for House Shearwater, a reclusive noble family living on a wave-battered island, she thinks her hard work has paid off. Until she discovers that their previous Floodmouth - Corith's closest friend - mysteriously died in their service. And Corith is her replacement.

To learn the truth of her best friend's accident, Corith must unravel the dark conspiracies at the heart of Bower Island. Yet doing so will require contending with the island's deadly tides and her enigmatic new employers - including the family's brooding youngest son, Llir, who she finds herself equally drawn to and repelled by. With her loyalties pushed to the breaking point, these treacherous waters may well pull Corith under...

Review Quotes

"Luscious gothic vibes, twisty mystery and gorgeous forbidden romance all at once--Tidespeaker swept me away from the very first page. Turner delivers a layered world of magic, power and court intrigue, where the main character takes us on a breakneck, heart-felt adventure in her search for identity and agency. A hauntingly vivid debut." --Kika Hatzopoulou, bestselling author of Threads That Bind

"A lush and atmospheric fantasy that readers will devour. Set on an isolated island with elemental magic and a tension-filled slow burn romance, Tidespeaker drew me into its current and refused to let go. A spectacular debut from an exciting new voice." --Rachel Griffin, New York Times bestselling author of Bring Me Your Midnight

"Claustrophobic and salt-soaked, Tidespeaker's richly imagined setting and slow-burn forbidden romance will keep readers hooked all the way through to the nail-biting conclusion." --E. V. Woods, author of Girls of Dark Divine

"Awash with intrigue and characters with morals as grey as its mist-shrouded isle, Turner's masterful debut delivers evocative prose, explorations of injustice and violence, and an exquisite slow-burn romance. Corith is the deeply relatable autistic heroine I needed as a teen." --Leanne Schwartz, author of To a Darker Shore and A Prayer for Vengeance

"In a debut that tackles themes of exploitation and privilege, Turner conjures a world of vivid elemental magic and shadowy intrigue with simmering romantic undertones, culminating in an attention-grabbing duology opener." --Publishers Weekly

"Filled with intrigue and brine, Turner's debut duology opener is a fun ride....Recommended for fans of gloomy, gothic fantasies." --Booklist

About the Author

Sadie Turner grew up in the Welsh Borders and now lives in Hampshire, not far from the former home of one of her biggest inspirations: Jane Austen. She is a copywriter, mother of two, and author of lush, gloomy, neurodiverse YA Fantasy. When she can find the time, she loves reading, cooking, and classic CRPGs, and is rarely seen without a cup of tea on hand. She is the author of the Tidespeaker duology.