Elyse Guttenberg

The heist is on. Molly Sinclair is a pirate and a witch, and if there's a chance at gold, she's going to take it.The isles are a magical world, bordered by ice but never cold. A world where everyone is born human or witch, and magic is the currency of choice. Spells are bought, packaged and sold by the powerful witches' guild and Molly wants nothing to do with them.Molly is a craftborn witch, more powerful than most, yet forced to hide her skills. She longs to be free: to sail her ship, protect her younger brother, and stay clear of scheming marketeers, the governor, an absent king and the guild.But tension in the isles runs high. The years of plenty are fading and people are poor. Power is shifting, and freedom costs money.When Molly steals a chest full of spells from the governor's palace, his not-so-royal nephew steps in and a search begins.Now, Molly needs to find out who is lying and who is telling the truth before the final battle destroys them all.With THE POWER WE SHARE, award winning Alaskan writer Elyse Guttenberg begins a new series set in the age of sail in a re-imagined earth.Praise for Elyse Guttenberg's other books: SUNDER, ECLIPSE and SEED Shortlisted for BEST FIRST FANTASY by the INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE FANTASTIC IN THE ARTS.Guttenberg's high fantasy novel of myth and magic, gods and desire pulls the reader into battle at the edge of night."With beautiful images of the gods, their portals and far lands, Guttenberg weaves an intriguing story around a surprisingly strong framework of dreams." --Locus Magazine"A world rich with poetry, resonant myth, and sensuously drawn characters... Delightful... A treat." --Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, author of THE HEALER'S WARFollow Guttenberg into Ancient Alaska, and the saga of one woman, chosen by the spirits, and called on to save her people.SUMMER LIGHT, a novel of Ancient Alaska, Book 1DAUGHTER OF THE SHAMAN, a novel of Ancient Alaska, Book 2"Anyone interested in Alaska's Natives will find much to like in this book, and anyone interested in good, factually correct fiction will find it irresistible." --Alaska MagazineContact Elyse Guttenberg and learn more about SUNDER, ECLIPSE AND SEED, as well as her Alaska prehistory novels, SUMMER LIGHT and DAUGHTER OF THE SHAMAN at www.elyseguttenberg.com/

A novel of life in Ancient Alaska, Book One. On the frozen shores of Alaska's distant past, a young woman yearns to be a shaman.From award winning Alaskan author Elyse Guttenberg comes SUMMER LIGHT a pre-history alive with the magic that was abundant when time was new.Spirit Singer and Shaman. Elik was not like the others. She could not sew a seal skin with the tiny stitches that would make a kayak watertight. She could not set a trap as silently as drifting snow. Or throw the weighted strands of a bola into a flock of birds, or predict the weather. But this she could do: She could sing the spirit songs, almost like a shaman.This was a high calling for young woman born into a poor family with a selfish father and Elik longs for the chance to prove herself. The Real People lived in a world of myth and magic, hunger, enemies and danger. A world where every animal and stone spoke to those who knew how to listen.Desired by a powerful shaman and in love with a stranger cast out of his home, Elik fights for a way to save her people and reach her destiny. But will the old shaman relinquish his claim? Will the spirits reveal their secrets before it's too late?Revised and re-issued by the author, summer 2017. This book includes an Author's Note highlighting research into the archaeology of the period around 100 B.C. plus accounts of the earliest ethnographers in Alaska and a brief non-fiction reading list. Also included is a preview from the sequel, DAUGHTER OF THE SHAMAN, A NOVEL OF ANCIENT ALASKA, BOOK 2.Elyse Guttenberg's first novel, SUNDER, ECLIPSE and SEED, was shortlisted for Best First Fantasy by the INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE FANTASTIC IN THE ARTS. She is the recipient of an Alaska State Council on the Arts Fellowship in Literature.Guttenberg's attention to detail and lyric writing is remarkable for a historical novel with a setting 2000 years ago."Anyone interested in Alaska's Natives will find much to like in this book, and anyone interested in good, factually correct fiction will find it irresistible." -- Alaska Magazine.Watch for DAUGHTER OF THE SHAMAN, coming in 2018.

Shortlisted for BEST FIRST FANTASY by the INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE FANTASTIC IN THE ARTS, Guttenberg's high fantasy novel of myth and magic, gods and desire pulls the reader to the edge of nightmare.Born of the gods, she is the Waking Dreamer. World Walker.When Calyx's father banishes her to the dream temple at Aster, it's an answer to her prayers for now she will be trained to watch and speak the dreams of others. But learning the ways of a jarak dreamer is more difficult than she imagined and the world is changing. Time is short.People everywhere are having the same shared dream and the north is growing cold. While priests scheme and a jealous queen stands in her way Edishu, the gods own nightmare, longs to escape his prison and conquer Calyx through her dreams.Now one woman stands alone to protect her people from the living death of a dread rule."Brilliant and original... Guttenberg has created a mythos that seems entirely original... Rich, vital and believable. I strongly recommend you seek it out." Aboriginal Science Fiction"A world rich with poetry, resonant myth, and sensuously drawn characters... Delightful... A treat." Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, author of THE HEALER'S WAR"With beautiful images of the gods, their portals and far lands... Guttenberg weaves an intriguing story around a surprisingly strong framework of dreams." Locus Magazine