Chronicles of Zaire

An Epic Romantasy Adventure

Song of Stardust & Pearls Series

Black Pearl

Song of Stardust & Pearls, Book #1

by Zelda Knight

Mated to Magic.

Fated to Die.

Forsaken by the Gods.

On the ruthless high seas of Zaire, twenty-one-year-old pirate mage Theodosia Harmony wields an affinity for water that’ll get her killed. The Sliyasu Empire covets her ancestral magic to win the war against the underwater Kingdom of Atlas. Theo’s forced to escape to the Obsidian Isles, an isolated maroon community, when Sliyasu spies capture her parents.

She enters into a blood pack with a goddess, Mama Wahlautaha, to save her family. But Mama demands a tribute in return, sinking an imperial warship and capturing the Lunar Oyster onboard. Theo agrees to protect her loved ones but knows she won’t survive. When she’s inevitably injured during the heist, Theo clings to life, stranded at sea.

But Mama’s enemies come to her aid. Driven into exile due to the sea witch’s machinations, deposed Crown Prince Nauticus saves Theodosia in exchange for her magic. With the help of his royal guardian Zeppelin, Nauticus binds their souls. Together, the prince, the pirate, and their loyal protector set off to slay the witch, seize the throne, and destroy the dryland empire. Mated to magic, fated to die, and forsaken by the gods, it’s up to Theo and her allies to save the world.

Black Pearl (Song of Stardust & Pearls, Book One) is a steamy new adult mermaid romantasy within the Chronicles of Zaire.

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