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The Paths of Memory duology by K. N. Brindle

Two people riding mules at the edge of a cliff in the foreground, facing away into the distance. One is pointing across a densely forested valley to distant cliffs where a ruined tower rises against a blue and pink sky.

  The title of the book fills the cover in a smooth gradient from purple to blood red, with circular tracery extending from the letters serifs and ascenders to form a web of intersecting paths.
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Arin’s future was foretold at birth: They would be neither girl nor boy, and a witch besides.

When the prejudices of powerful neighbors intrude on the idyll of their isolated Freelander childhood, Arin’s magic is awakened and their life spirals into violence and tragedy.

Then an unexpected ally leads Arin to an unsettling understanding: Their magical abilities are rooted in the very pain and trauma that has overturned their world.

The first book in K. N. Brindle's debut fantasy duology, A Memory of Blood and Magic twists the genre of epic fantasy to create a moving portrait of trauma and healing.

In this first-person oral history set in a world where magic is powered by pain and trauma, readers will come to know the main character and narrator Arin through the worst and best moments of their life.

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Two people riding at the top of a hill in the foreground, facing away into the distance. One rides a gray mule, the other a horse. Down rolling hills to a distant valley, a dark fortification stands, surrounded by the campfires and purple and orange banners of an army in black. The sun is setting in the distance.

  The title of the book fills the cover in a smooth gradient from pinks to oranges, with circular tracery extending from the letters serifs and ascenders to form a web of intersecting paths.
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In Reft, Arin learned that their magical abilities are rooted in their own pain and trauma. Since leaving, they have struggled against the chains of their past to make something of their future. Now they’ll need to find the strength to make new allies and to transform themself into a healer, a warrior, and a champion.

But the threads of the past run deeper than Arin can imagine, and their ties to a new rising power will lead them to a terrible choice: To embrace their nature as a witch and outcast, or to help reshape reality itself—and in doing so, erase their own destiny.

The conclusion to K. N. Brindle's fantasy duology, A Memory of War and Solace continues Arin's story into adulthood as they are drawn into a regional war of mysterious motives.

In this first-person oral history set in a world where magic is powered by pain and trauma, readers will come to know the main character and narrator Arin through the worst and best moments of their life.

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