Their nonfiction has been published by mashable and the boston globe, and they are a regular contributor for tor. I am leah cypess, author of ya fantasy novels mistwood. There is something irresistibly mystical about leah cypesss debut novel mistwood. The shifter is an immortal creature bound by an ancient spell to protect. In fourth grade, i wrote my first book, about a girl who gets shipwrecked on a desert island with her faithful and heroic dog a ripoff of both the black stallion and all the lassie movies, very impressive. The titular mist pervades almost every aspect of the story, shrouding everything in mystery from the truth behind the conspiracy, to the shifters own memories. Death sworn is the first in a duology about a sorceress forced to serve as magic tutor for a sect of assassinsintraining. Books edgeofthechair reading, with enemies and betrayal at every turn. Just everything about mistwood is mindblowing, but my favorite part is the world, especially the world of the mistwood. The shifter is an immortal creature bound by an ancient spell to protect the kings of samorna.
Mistwood mistwood, book 1 by leah cypess book cover, description, publication history. Sarah gailey is an internationally published writer of fiction and nonfiction and a winner of the hugo award. Im leah cypess, author of the ya fantasy novels mistwood, nightspell, and, most recently, death sworn, which released on tuesday. He needs her ability to shift to animal form, her lethal speed, and her superhuman strength. Mistwood mistwood, book 1 by leah cypess fantastic fiction. The shifter is an immortal creature bound by an more. When the realm is peaceful, she retreats to the mistwood. Nothing about who she is supposed to be, or the powers she is supposed to have. Isabel remembers nothing before the prince rode into her forest to take her back to the castle. Mistwood is leah cypesss debut novel a luscious fantasy novel of intrigue, magic, and selfdiscovery. The narrator was an icecream cone in the process of being eaten. Edgeofthechair reading, with enemies and betrayal at every turn. From the very first page, readers are drawn into the haunting, imaginative world of samorna. I couldnt turn those pages fast enough, and once something wicked about a character is revealed, i was amazed and stunned just at how well leah cypess pulled it off.