The Bone Charmer

"On the day of Saskia{u2019}s kenning{u2015}a special bone reading that determines the apprenticeships of all seventeen-... (more)

"On the day of Saskia{u2019}s kenning{u2015}a special bone reading that determines the apprenticeships of all seventeen-year-olds{u2015}her worst fear comes true. She receives an assignment to train as a Bone Charmer, a seer, like her mother. Saskia knows her mother saw multiple paths for her, yet chose the one she knew Saskia wouldn{u2019}t want. Their argument leads to a fracture in one of the bones, with the devastating result of splitting Saskia{u2019}s future. Now she will live her two potential paths simultaneously: one where she{u2019}s forced to confront her magic, and one where she tries to run from it. But when both paths become entangled in the plot of a rogue Charmer, Saskia learns that no future is safe, and some choices have unimaginable consequences. Only one future can survive. And Saskia{u2019}s life is in danger in both."--Amazon.com. (less)