The Chosen One of Death

Debut solo fantasy novel by Russian writer Ekaterina Solovyova! A dynamic dark fantasy for young adults about a youth with an amazing rare gift! It will appeal to all who love dark, rich stories of adventures in the spirit of Leigh Bardugo's "Six of Crows"! In this book you will find: - a unique author's world, legends, magic, and prophecies, - dangerous journeys, battles, and games with Death, - subterfuge and drama, - family secrets and humor, - incredibly poetic epigraphs for each chapter, - atmospheric internal design for full immersion in the story, - a map of the Island on the endpapers. Long ago, the Ladies Fate, Life, and Death created the Island and chose the Keepers who were to rule it, bestowing magic on the chosen and depriving the unworthy. But people betrayed the Keepers and seized power. According to legends, the souls of the rulers turned into precious stones, which only the worthy could find. Christian is a renowned hired killer who has retained the remnants of the once powerful gift of the Death Singer. Magic has almost disappeared from the Island, and he has lost the ability to perform the final songs. The youth can only hear them. Christian's measured life changes when one of the orders goes awry: the deceased begins to haunt him in his dreams, and her last song plays over and over again. The struggle with the nightmares leads the youth to the messenger Ilana, who can help bring the Keepers back to life and revive magic on the Island. Now, in order to get rid of the ghost haunting him in his dreams, Christian must find the precious stones and the mysterious Book of Shadows written in the language of the dead.