Jun 22, 2013ychi rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This novel was everything wonderful about fantasy in one go. Let's start with the worldbuilding, because holy wow is it stellar. The desert and its clans clearly have history. The myths the people have for their beginnings read like a…
Apr 22, 2013ParnassusReads rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I came across this title on i09 and decided to check it out from the library. What a refreshing read in teen fiction! It appears to be a stand-alone, for one thing, it’s based in non-Western mythos, and the characters are POC! (I just used…
"Liyana has been trained since birth as a vessel, a chosen one whose body will be taken over by the goddess Bayla so that the rains will come and sustain her people. When the ceremony to call Bayla fails, Liyana's tribe considers her…
Sep 17, 2012Caryn rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Wonderful book -- should be up for international awards. And it wraps up in a single volume, complete with horses and an emperor and sandworms and a brave young woman. Highly recommended.
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Vessel