The Sisters Mederos
by Patrice Sarath
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Pub Date Apr 03 2018 | Archive Date Mar 22 2018
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Description
House Mederos was once the wealthiest merchant family in Port Saint Frey. Now the family is disgraced, impoverished, and humbled by the powerful Merchants Guild. Daughters Yvienne and Tesara Mederos are determined to uncover who was behind their family's downfall and get revenge. But Tesara has a secret – could it have been her wild magic that caused the storm that destroyed the family's merchant fleet? The sisters’ schemes quickly get out of hand – gambling is one thing, but robbing people is another…
Together the sisters must trust each another to keep their secrets and save their family.
File Under: Fantasy
Advance Praise
“Patrice Sarath gives us a colorful Dickensian fantasy that leads the reader on an unpredictable path of murder, intrigue, and mystery, served up with her customary lively characterizations and pitch-perfect dialogue. It’s a tale of magic lost and recovered, fortunes made and squandered, and broken lives healed, all of it engineered by Yvienne and Tesara, two resourceful and delightful protagonists, in the company of some charming and often dangerous sidekicks.”
– Louisa Morgan, author of A Secret History of Witches
“Patrice Sarath takes readers on a fine, twisty adventure with two determined young women who abandon their dutiful, well mannered upbringing for drawing room gambling, dark alleys, and magic.”
– Carol Berg, author of The Sanctuary Duet and the Collegia Magica Series
“Delightful and compulsively readable account of the escapades of two strong willed sisters determined to restore their rightful place though disreputable means.”
– Tina Connolly, Nebula-nominated author of Ironskin
“I loved the determination of the Sisters Mederos! Despite myriad setbacks, they return to the city that crushed their family a decade before, take on the corrupt guild, and bring their enemies to justice. The first chapter in a thrilling new series!”
– J Kathleen Cheney, author of The Golden City series and Nebula Award finalist
“The Sisters Mederos is a deliciously fun, immersive fantasy about magic, complicated family loyalties, guilt and adventure, jam-packed with wonderful women characters. A delight!”
– Stephanie Burgis, author of Masks and Shadows and Snowspelled
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Available Editions
EDITION | Other Format |
ISBN | 9780857667755 |
PRICE | $12.99 (USD) |
PAGES | 400 |
Featured Reviews
This book was entertaining. Robbery, gambling, cross-dressing, and a bit of magic. The sisters Yvienne and Tesara Mederos are two very different, very smart girls up to no good, and their largely separate hi-jinks make for a fun story in which everything comes together in the end.
The world building was sufficient unto the telling of the tale; that is, fine but a little generic and not terribly memorable. The same could be said for some of the rest, particularly in regards to how the magic was integrated (or not). Apart from the magic, this book would have felt more like "fantasy of manners" except without the wit that one usually finds in that subgenre. Instead, it's rather straight-faced. Really, it could have used that injection of wit.
I am interested in reading the sequel. I would like to see what happens if the sisters start working together openly.