Ledge
The Glacian Trilogy, Book I
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4.4 • 121 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Ledge is the heart-stopping beginning to The Glacian Trilogy from TikTok sensation Stacey McEwan @staceboookspace
After being randomly selected as a human sacrifice, instead of death, Dawsyn finds herself on a quest to save her people from their icy prison...
In a place known as the Ledge, a civilization is trapped by a vast chasm and sheer mountain face. There is no way for anyone to escape the frozen wasteland without befalling a deathly drop. They know nothing of the outside world except that it is where the Glacians reside – mystical and vicious winged creatures who bring meagre rations in exchange for a periodic human sacrifice.
Dawsyn, ax wielder and only remaining member of her family, has so far avoided the annual culling, but her luck has run out. She is chosen and ripped from her icy home, the only world she knows. No one knows what will happen to her on the other side, least of all Dawsyn. Murdered? Enslaved? Worse?
Fortunately, a half-Glacian called Ryon offers to help them both escape, but how can she trust one of the very creatures that plagued her life? Dawsyn is a survivor, and she is not afraid to cut anyone down to live.
With a slow-burning romance, high stakes and even higher rewards, this richly created new fantasy series by popular TikToker Stacey McEwan will keep you gripped to the very end.
File Under: Fantasy [ Ax-ing For It | The Cold Is Not Alive | Finding Freedom | Ledge-hanger ]
*Content warnings* gratuitous violence & death; death of a minor; suicide; attempted sexual assault
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
McEwan debuts and launches her Glacian Trilogy series with a gritty fantasy of betrayal and vengeance set against a clever bit of worldbuilding. In a human village controlled by the winged Glacians and trapped on a sliver of land between an unclimbable cliff and a bottomless chasm, Dawsyn Sabar struggles to hold onto her family's tiny allotment and to grab her share of supplies when they are dropped onto the Ledge by the Glacians, who often "cull" their human herd. When Dawsyn herself is selected, the Glacians give her a choice: allow them to mystically steal her soul, turning her docile, or retain her personhood and allow them to hunt her for sport. She chooses the later. With the aid of rebel half-human Ryon, she escapes the Glacian's mountain prison and discovers the secrets behind the exile that put her village at the mercy of the Glacians in the first place. McEwan follows a well-worn "slap/kiss" path as Dawsyn and Ryon grow closer, but she stokes the flames of Dawsyn's anger nicely and holds focus on the thirst for revenge and the bitterness of betrayal, right to the cliffhanger ending. Readers looking for a bloody Kill Bill fairy tale (and not a "Beauty and the Beast" charmer) will be more than satisfied.
Customer Reviews
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I enjoyed this book and am looking forward to starting the next in the series.
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World building and plot were kinda interesting, but the execution and writing style left me really bored.
Really intriguing with great characters!
I love the main heroine, Dawsyn. Her banter with Ryon is well written and their story unfolds beautifully. I thought the concept of this book was really unique and fresh and didn’t feel like just reading more of the same romantasy books out there. The romance was the right balance too—an enhancement to the story and characters, not just smut on every other page. The relationship felt realistic and took time to grow, making it all the more genuine. I plan to finish the series and I would be interested in more from this author!