A lush, immersive debut fantasy about a group of women whose way of life is threatened by a new king; a fierce celebration of community, sisterhood, and finding our power.
Indir is a Dreamer, descended from a long line of seers; able to see beyond reality, she carries the rare gift of Dreaming truth. But when the beloved king dies, his son has no respect for this time-honored tradition. King Alcan wants an opportunity to bring the Dreamers to a permanent endâan opportunity Indir will give him if he discovers the two secrets she is struggling to keep. As violent change shakes Indirâs world to its core, she is forced to make an impossible choice: fight for her home or fight to survive.
Saya is a seer, but not a Dreamerâshe has never been formally trained. Her mother exploits her daughterâs gift, passing it off as her own as they travel from village to village, never staying in one place too long. Almost as if theyâre running from something. Almost as if theyâre being hunted. When Saya loses the necklace sheâs worn since birth, she discovers that seeing isnât her only giftâand begins to suspect that everything she knows about her life has been a carefully-constructed lie. As she comes to distrust the only family sheâs ever known, Saya will do what sheâs never done before, go where sheâs never been, and risk it all in the search of answers.
With a detailed, supernaturally-charged setting and topical themes of patriarchal power and female strength, Lizz Huerta's The Lost Dreamer brings an ancient world to life, mirroring the challenges of our modern one.