A Jewel Bright Sea, Claire ODell
A Jewel Bright Sea, Claire ODell
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A Jewel Bright Sea

Author: Claire O'Dell

Narrator: Chloe Cannon

Unabridged: 10 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/22/2019


Synopsis

A whirlwind of intrigue, lies, politics, and adventure swirls around one woman—and the prize she's been sent to reclaim . . .

It was her talent for tracking magic that got Anna Zhdanov sent to catch a thief. A scholar's daughter sold as a bond servant, she has no desire to recover the Emperor's jewel for herself. But a chance to earn her freedom has driven her to the untamed Eddalyon province, awash with warm breezes, lapping waves, and more danger than she could possibly guess.

Within days her cover as an indolent noblewoman is in question, and it's clear there's more to Anna's task than she knows. Soon she's the captive of the unpredictable pirate captain Andreas Koszenmarc, hunted by the Emperor's guard, besieged by a brigand queen, and at odds with her only friend. She must trust someone if she is to survive. But when all that's certain is that everyone is hiding something, it's no simple thing to choose . . .

About Claire O'Dell

Claire O'Dell grew up in the suburbs of Washington, DC, in the years of the Vietnam War and the Watergate Scandal. She attended high school just a few miles from the house where Mary Surratt once lived and where John Wilkes Booth conspired for Lincoln to die. All this might explain why she spent so much time in the history and political science departments at college. Claire currently lives in Manchester, Connecticut, with her family and two idiosyncratic cats.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Beth on August 31, 2019

Anna grew up with her father encouraging her academic and magical tracking skills until she finds herself sold into bond servant. Given a choice to earn her freedom, Anna chooses to take on a task for her master, find the stolen Emperor’s jewel. Heading to the wilds of the Eddalyon province, Anna fi......more

Goodreads review by Carrie on August 15, 2021

A Jewel Bright Sea by Claire O’Dell is the first book in the Mage and Empire fantasy series. This series is an adult adventurous fantasy with romance and magic in a world with pirates. Of course having a love for pirate-y adventures I had to try this series out. Anna Zhdanov had always had a talent f......more

Goodreads review by Carol (StarAngel's Reviews) on August 29, 2019

Book – A Jewel Bright Sea Author – Claire O’Dell Series – Mage and Empire #1 Cliffhanger? - Yes Publication Date – September 3, 2019 Genre – Fantasy Pirates Rating – 4.25 out of 5 Stars Complimentary copy generously provided by the author through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. My Thoughts - St......more

Goodreads review by Moony on November 19, 2021

The cover is so beautiful i might tear up a little. But the story was meh for me, i wanted to like it and wanted to be interested but nope. Sadly no. Oh well, not all books can fit for everybody. I got this eARC from netgalley :)......more

Claire O'Dell's A Jewel Bright Sea is an adventurous tale brimming with magic, mayhem, pirates, and politics! Anna Zhdanov had a wonderful life of academia and magic growing up with her father. With his sudden passing though, Anna learns of the mountain of debt he kept hidden from her. Her only hope......more