A Turn of Light, Julie E. Czerneda
A Turn of Light, Julie E. Czerneda
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A Turn of Light

Author: Julie E. Czerneda

Series: Night's Edge

Narrator: Jen Jayden

Unabridged: 38 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/31/2024


Synopsis

The pastoral valley of Marrowdell is home to a small pioneer settlement of refugees, lush fields of grain, enigmatic house toads—and Jenn Nalynn, the miller's daughter. Life here is full of laughter and peace, as well as hard work, and no one bothers over much about the outside world. Except Jenn Nalynn.

Jenn longs to travel, to seek what's missing in her life. She's certain she'll find what she needs, if only she can leave the valley.

But she must not.

Long ago, a cataclysm of misused power pinned Marrowdell to the Verge, a place of wild magic, home to dragons and even stranger creatures. Should Jenn step beyond Marrowdell, she will pull the worlds asunder.

To prevent this, powers from the Verge have sent a guard to watch over her, a disgraced dragon Jenn knows as Wisp, her invisible playmate. Wisp's duty is to keep Jenn in Marrowdell.

By love, if he can. By her death, if he must.

What Jenn unknowingly feels is the rise of the Verge's magic within her, a magic that will threaten her and those she loves. Worse, this summer will end with a Great Turn, and strangers seeking power at any cost have come to Marrowdell to try to force an opening into the Verge, to the ruin of all.

About Julie E. Czerneda

Canadian, biologist, award-winning author/editor, for the past twenty-five years Julie E. Czerneda has shared her curiosity about living things and optimism about life through her science fiction and fantasy. The twentieth anniversary edition of her acclaimed SF novel, In the Company of Others, was released fall 2021 (Philip K. Dick Award finalist; winner 2002 Aurora for Best English Novel). Julie's twenty-second novel, Spectrum, continues Esen's misadventures in the Web Shifter's Library series, featuring all the weird biology one could ask. Her fantasy includes the Aurora winning novel, The Gossamer Mage.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Karen on January 14, 2013

When I first saw the cover art back in Spring of 2012 I thought to myself that this is a book worth reading. I waited patiently and when Julie showed me the ARC at Word Fantasy I KNEW I had to have it. Julie was kind enough to let me have a copy. I had to admit I hugged the tome and placed it on top......more

Goodreads review by Rosalind M on April 01, 2013

I love Julie Czerneda's work, but in this case I just couldn't get past a near-instant dislike of the heroine. Jenn seemed much too childish, self-centered, and impulsive for her age, especially considering that none of the other characters near her age who had grown up under similar circumstances s......more

Goodreads review by Janny on November 12, 2012

Finished an advance reading copy - loved it! Will win the hearts of anyone who enjoys fantasy in the lyrical vein of Patricia McKillip.......more

Goodreads review by Glenda on November 09, 2012

I borrowed this book from a friend (Lyn McConchie)after she posted the review below on her site. A TURN OF LIGHT by Julie Czerneda, DAW March 2013. I first ‘met’ Julie when her book, A Thousand Words for Stranger came out in 1997. I read that in one mighty gulp, and LOVED it. She was a finalist for th......more

Goodreads review by Karen on March 20, 2013

A Turn of Light I've often referred to myself as a "bibliovore" since I tend to devour books. Well, to me, this book is a feast. Magic. Romance. Toads. Dragons. Not-horses. Not-humans. Adventure (- and, yes danger of the world-shattering variety). Coming-of-age. Personal growth and self-knowledge. Al......more