mara rutherford crown of coral and pearl

Red Queen meets House of Salt and Sorrow in Mara Rutherford's debut YA fantasy Crown of Coral and Pearl, which follows a young woman from a village on the sea who must impersonate her twin on land to save everyone she loves from a tyrannical prince.įor generations, the crown princes of Ilara have married the most beautiful maidens from the ocean village of Varenia. “A fabulous interweaving of fantasy, politics, and sisterhood-this unusual, tense tale will have you on the edge of your seat!”-#1 New York Times bestselling author Tamora Pierce And as always, I hope you find something to love within these pages. I hope readers can open their hearts to a Jewish fantasy heroine who lives in a world that looks a lot like ours, but isn’t.

That’s what I hoped to reflect in AMoD, and why I use the word “Jewish.” (There’s also the dark, antisemitic history of Jews and vampirism aka “blood libel” that I won’t get into here, but which is also relevant and informed my choices.) But even now, antisemitism is on the rise, and I saw an opportunity to bring its history to the attention of my younger readers. Only they don’t explicitly have to say it, because it’s understood by the majority of readers.Īntisemitism has existed for centuries, as demonstrated by the slaughter of Jews during the 14th century, when they were accused of starting and spreading the Black Death. But while it may not “make sense” in a fantasy world, I couldn’t help but think of all the fantasy novels that use Christianity as a basis for their religion. AMoD is set in a fantasy world, and I know many Jewish authors choose to make up their own religions modeled on Judaism in their work, which was certainly an option for me. There’s a lot of weight to that word, and it’s one I’m proud to define myself by. This is also my first book with explicit Jewish representation.

It’s the story of a princess and a grave robber meeting in the most unlikely of circumstances. Hello all! I’m so excited to be sharing my fifth book baby with you this spooky season! A MULTITUDE OF DREAMS is a reimagining of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Masque of the Red Death, where a mad king locks up his subjects within the castle walls while a pl Hello all! I’m so excited to be sharing my fifth book baby with you this spooky season! A MULTITUDE OF DREAMS is a reimagining of Edgar Allan Poe’s The Masque of the Red Death, where a mad king locks up his subjects within the castle walls while a plague ravages the kingdom.

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Mara rutherford crown of coral and pearl