Il était une fois une cathédrale, où six prêtresses priaient les Augures. Chaque jour, elles se noyaient, et voyaient le futur de ceux qui venaient en quête de conseils. Chaque soir, elles rêvaient du leur, et de liberté. Car les prophétesses d'Aisling exerçaient pendant dix ans avant de pouvoir franchir le mur et découvrir le monde. C'était la promesse qu'on leur avait faite. Un jour, le roi et ses chevaliers arrivèrent à la cathédrale, en quête de présages. En dépit des règles, Six, l'une des devineresses, conclut un marché avec le plus rustre d'entre eux. Quand ils repartirent, les prêtresses se mirent à disparaître. Accompagnées de cet arrogant chevalier, Six et sa fidèle gargouille partirent à leur recherche. Retournant hameau après hameau, la jeune femme était prête à tout, même à défier les Augures eux-mêmes, pour retrouver ses soeurs. Puis son monde s'écroula. Traduit par Benjamin Peylet
Il était une fois une cathédrale, où six prêtresses priaient les Augures. Chaque jour, elles se noyaient, et voyaient le futur de ceux qui venaient en quête de conseils. Chaque soir, elles rêvaient du leur, et de liberté. Car les prophétesses d'Aisling exerçaient pendant dix ans avant de pouvoir franchir le mur et découvrir le monde. C'était la promesse qu'on leur avait faite. Un jour, le roi et ses chevaliers arrivèrent à la cathédrale, en quête de présages. En dépit des règles, Six, l'une des devineresses, conclut un marché avec le plus rustre d'entre eux. Quand ils repartirent, les prêtresses se mirent à disparaître. Accompagnées de cet arrogant chevalier, Six et sa fidèle gargouille partirent à leur recherche. Retournant hameau après hameau, la jeune femme était prête à tout, même à défier les Augures eux-mêmes, pour retrouver ses soeurs. Puis son monde s'écroula. Traduit par Benjamin Peylet
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Atmospheric dark fantasy and romantasy novels featuring intricate magic systems and gothic tone have established The Shepherd King series as a standout entry in modern speculative fiction. Author Rachel Gillig gained widespread popularity with her debut novel One Dark Window, which quickly expanded into a major fantasy success across international bestseller lists and book recommendation communities.
Rachel Gillig was born and raised along the California coast. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Literary Theory and Criticism from the University of California, Davis, a academic background that informed her approach to narrative structure and speculative worldbuilding. Before pursuing full-time novel writing, Gillig worked as an artist and a preschool teacher. Her transition into adult fantasy writing led to immediate commercial success with her debut duology, achieving placement on the #1 New York Times, #1 Sunday Times, and USA Today bestseller lists. Today, she continues to write from coastal California, where she lives with her husband, son, and their poodle, Wally.
Gillig's writing is characterized by atmospheric setting, dark folklore influences, and slow-burn romantic tension. Combining elements of classic fairy tales with high-stakes magic systems, her narrative approach leverages her background in literary theory to construct immersive settings and layered characters. Strong social media word-of-mouth and viral momentum on platforms like BookTok helped drive her novels to broad readership and hundreds of thousands of high ratings on Goodreads. When not dreaming up her next novel ensconced in blankets, she draws creative inspiration from her garden or outdoor walks along the Northern California coastline.
7 books in catalog
Atmospheric dark fantasy and romantasy novels featuring intricate magic systems and gothic tone have established The Shepherd King series as a standout entry in modern speculative fiction. Author Rachel Gillig gained widespread popularity with her debut novel One Dark Window, which quickly expanded into a major fantasy success across international bestseller lists and book recommendation communities.
Rachel Gillig was born and raised along the California coast. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Literary Theory and Criticism from the University of California, Davis, a academic background that informed her approach to narrative structure and speculative worldbuilding. Before pursuing full-time novel writing, Gillig worked as an artist and a preschool teacher. Her transition into adult fantasy writing led to immediate commercial success with her debut duology, achieving placement on the #1 New York Times, #1 Sunday Times, and USA Today bestseller lists. Today, she continues to write from coastal California, where she lives with her husband, son, and their poodle, Wally.
Gillig's writing is characterized by atmospheric setting, dark folklore influences, and slow-burn romantic tension. Combining elements of classic fairy tales with high-stakes magic systems, her narrative approach leverages her background in literary theory to construct immersive settings and layered characters. Strong social media word-of-mouth and viral momentum on platforms like BookTok helped drive her novels to broad readership and hundreds of thousands of high ratings on Goodreads. When not dreaming up her next novel ensconced in blankets, she draws creative inspiration from her garden or outdoor walks along the Northern California coastline.
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