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SUMMARY:Epic Worlds and Celestial Prophecies
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DESCRIPTION:Step into a sprawling world of celestial magic\, political int
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><a href="https://alexandria.polarislibrary
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 amp\;term=Rebecca%20Roanhorse&amp\;by=KW&amp\;sort=RELEVANCE&amp\;limit=TO
 M=*&amp\;query=&amp\;page=0&amp\;searchid=1"><em>Black Sun\, Fevered Star\
 , </em>and<em> Mirrored Heavens</em></a>&nbsp\;are inspired by the rich an
 d diverse cultures of the pre-Columbian Americas\, reshaping modern specul
 ative fiction with unmissable worldbuilding.</p>\n<p><em>Black Sun</em>\, 
 the first book in the trilogy\, introduces us to the holy city of Tova. Th
 e winter solstice is usually a time for celebration and renewal\, but this
  year it coincides with a solar eclipse\, a rare celestial event proscribe
 d by the Sun Priest as an unbalancing of the world.</p>\n<p>Meanwhile\, a 
 ship launches from a distant city bound for Tova and set to arrive on the 
 solstice. The captain of the ship\, Xiala\, is a disgraced Teek whose song
  can calm the waters around her as easily as it can warp a man&rsquo\;s mi
 nd. Her ship carries one passenger. Described as harmless\, the passenger\
 , Serapio\, is a young man\, blind\, scarred\, and cloaked in destiny. As 
 Xiala well knows\, when a man is described as harmless\, he usually ends u
 p being a villain.</p>\n<p>Whether you are a longtime fan of the trilogy o
 r searching for your next immersive fantasy read\, this is an event you wo
 n&rsquo\;t want to miss out on.</p>\n<p>Register today to go behind the sc
 enes with one of speculative fiction's most exciting voices!</p>\n<p><stro
 ng>About the Author:&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p>Rebecca Roanhorse is a <em>Ne
 w York Times</em> bestselling and Nebula\, Hugo\, and Locus Award-winning 
 speculative fiction writer. She has published multiple award-winning short
  stories and novels\, including two novels in <em>The Sixth World</em> ser
 ies\, <em>Star Wars: Resistance Reborn\, Race to the Sun</em> for the Rick
  Riordan imprint\, and the Hugo Award-winning epic fantasy trilogy <em>Bet
 ween Earth and Sky</em>. She was the guest editor of America&rsquo\;s Best
  Science Fiction and Fantasy (2023) and a contributor to the <em>New York 
 Times</em> &ldquo\;100 Best Books of the 21st Century.&rdquo\; She has als
 o written for Marvel comics and games\, and her TV writing includes FX&rsq
 uo\;s <em>A Murder at the End of the World</em>\, and the Marvel series <e
 m>Echo</em> for Disney+. She has had her own work optioned by Paramount\, 
 Amazon Studios\, Netflix\, and AMC Studios.</p>\n<p>This program is sponso
 red by the <a href="https://www.alexandrialibraryfoundation.org/">Alexandr
 ia Library Foundation</a>.</p>\n<p>Register for upcoming book talks and st
 ream previously broadcast book talks <a href="https://libraryc.org/alexlib
 raryva">here</a>.</p>\nhttps://alexandria.libnet.info/event/17668666
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