The Gown of Harmonies

by Francesca Forrest

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Blind seamstress Grazia has an ambitious plan to create a ballgown that can make music, but to do so, she must make a dangerous bargain with a fairy weaver.

Published: March 20, 2020
Publisher: Independently Published
Narrators:

CSE Cooney

Reviews:DaleM. Eaton on Amazon wrote:

An eloquent tapestry of folkloric characters and ornately descriptive story telling. She’s sewn a fabric threaded by classic fairy tale themes, yet sequined with modern society woes. If Cinderella had a trade skill and business acumen, and her fairy godmother(s) were a factory worker and fairveil rock.

About the Author

Francesca Forrest is the author of Pen Pal (2013), a hard-to-classify novel from the margins, and The Inconvenient God and Lagoonfire (Annorlunda Books, 2018 and 2021), as well several stand-alone short stories and short stories that have appeared in Not One of Us, Strange Horizons, and other online and print venues. She lives in western Massachusetts.

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Summary: The sun and moon have been devoured by the cosmic wolves Skoll and Hati. Fimbulwinter has enveloped the world in the cold and darkness. Men prey on each other in order to survive. Amid the chaos, in the struggle for the throne, comes a war between brothers. Hakon, the illegitimate heir to the throne of Norveig, has obtained a horn that can summon a terror from the depths of the ocean. This monstrosity has been sinking the vessels of his half-brother, Jarl Erik Bloodaxe. Erik sends a company of untried heroes to infiltrate Hakon’s stronghold and steal the horn. As with all things political, there are other agendas. Fjorn, the leader of the team, is Erik’s half-brother who could challenge Erik for the throne. Erik's wife Gunnhild is a powerful sorceress with her own ambitions- could her goals derail the heroes? In life, sometimes a Jarl wins, and other times a Jarl wins.