First published 2004
Fourteen-year-old Jinian stands apart in her noble family at Stoneflight Demesne. Her brothers possess impressive Talents like flight and telepathy, while she claims only the minor gift of Footseer, able to track the ancient Old Road with her feet even when blindfolded. Without a major Talent, Jinian faces life as a pawn in the True Game. Her fate seems sealed when her brother Mendost arranges her marriage to a rival lord of Dragon's Fire Demesne to secure a political alliance. Jinian refuses to accept this destiny. She abandons her ancestral home and ventures into the wider world of the True Game. Her journey becomes a quest for self-discovery that will uncover her genuine identity and reveal the true extent of her abilities. As Jinian travels the Old Road, she must learn what role she was meant to play in the True Game.
Genres: adventure, coming-of-age, fantasy, epic
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, thought-provoking
Tropes: chosen-one, fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: Stoneflight Demesne, Dragon's Fire Demesne, Old Road
Period: medieval
Hardcover · Turtleback Books