title: Lantamyra: A Tapestry of Fantasy
author:  Susan Waterwyk 
description: An imaginative tale about an Earth girls adventure on her grandmothers alien home planet. Tylya Lansing grew up hearing her grandmother Lenoras stories of her former home world, Lantamyra, an Earth-like planet where dragons live and magic thrives. Tylyas boyfriend, Josh, has no idea about his girlfriends mysterious family history or the existence of dragons or magical crystals. On an expedition to the local canyons, Tylya and Josh find Lenoras scepter, which allows travel between worlds and had been lost in an accident decades ago. Lenora returns to Lantamyra, and Tylya tags along; Josh, through a series of unfortunate events, ends up traveling with them. Once on Lantamyra, they set out to learn more about the crystals that provide power on that world and, apparently, on ours. Although the novels storyline is clearly well-thought-out, there are some odd details; for example, as part of her preparation to leave Earth, Tylya leaves a video note for her mother in the VCRwhich may cause some readers to wonder if the novel is meant to be set 15 years ago. The novel also starts the story with little preamble and expects readers to be emotionally invested in the characters rather quickly. That said, amid the impressive worldbuilding, one of the more intriguing aspects of the novel is Waterwyks thoughtful consideration of the interplay between magic and science. The book will no doubt engage readers keen on tales of dragons, magic and interplanetary voyages. A sci-fi/fantasy page turner that may have wide appeal.
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  _This one’s for the phenomenal worldwide team at Bloomsbury:_  
   _thank you for making my dreams come true_
  
   _And for my cunning and brilliant editor, Margaret:_  
   _thank you for believing in Celaena from page one_
  
   **Contents**
  
  Map  
    
  
  The Assassin and The Pirate Lord
  
  The Assassin and The Healer
  
  The Assassin and The Desert
  
  The Assassin and The Underworld
  
  The Assassin and The Empire  
    
  
  Acknowledgments
  
  Also by Sarah J. Maas
  
   **Map**
  
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   **THE**  
   **ASSASSIN**  
   **AND THE**  
   **PIRATE LORD**
  
   **CHAPTER**  
   **1**
  
  Seated in the council room of the Assassins’ Keep, Celaena Sardothien leaned
  back in her chair. “It’s past four in the morning,” she said, adjusting the
  folds of her crimson silk dressing gown and crossing her bare legs beneath the
  wooden table. “This had better be important.”
  
  “Perhaps if you hadn’t been reading all night, you wouldn’t be so exhausted,”
  snapped the young man seated across from her. She 