Ledge: The Glacian Trilogy, Book I

by Stacey McEwan

Overview

Ledge is the heart-stopping beginning to The Glacian Trilogy from TikTok sensation Stacey McEwan @staceboookspace

After being randomly selected as a human sacrifice, instead of death, Dawsyn finds herself on a quest to save her people from their icy prison...



In a place known as the Ledge, a civilization is trapped by a vast chasm and sheer mountain face. There is no way for anyone to escape the frozen wasteland without befalling a deathly drop. They know nothing of the outside world except that it is where the Glacians reside – mystical and vicious winged creatures who bring meagre rations in exchange for a periodic human sacrifice.
 
Dawsyn, ax wielder and only remaining member of her family, has so far avoided the annual culling, but her luck has run out. She is chosen and ripped from her icy home, the only world she knows. No one knows what will happen to her on the other side, least of all Dawsyn. Murdered? Enslaved? Worse?
 
Fortunately, a half-Glacian called Ryon offers to help them both escape, but how can she trust one of the very creatures that plagued her life? Dawsyn is a survivor, and she is not afraid to cut anyone down to live.
 
With a slow-burning romance, high stakes and even higher rewards, this richly created new fantasy series by popular TikToker Stacey McEwan will keep you gripped to the very end.

File Under: Fantasy [ Ax-ing For It | The Cold Is Not Alive | Finding Freedom | Ledge-hanger ]
 
*Content warnings* gratuitous violence & death; death of a minor; suicide; attempted sexual assault

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781915202161
Publisher:	Watkins Media
Publication date:	09/13/2022
Series:	Glacian Trilogy , #1
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	12,952
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Stacey McEwan is a school teacher by day and fantasy writer by night. She is a book influencer on multiple platforms and began writing Ledge after book lovers of the internet begged her to share her story ideas. Stacey lives on the Gold Coast, Australia with her husband, two children and one questionable dog. When Stacey isn’t writing, teaching, or making ridiculous tiktoks, you’ll find her playing with her children, reading, annoying her husband, or possibly all three at once.

Editorial Reviews

04/18/2022

McEwan debuts and launches her Glacian Trilogy series with a gritty fantasy of betrayal and vengeance set against a clever bit of worldbuilding. In a human village controlled by the winged Glacians and trapped on a sliver of land between an unclimbable cliff and a bottomless chasm, Dawsyn Sabar struggles to hold onto her family’s tiny allotment and to grab her share of supplies when they are dropped onto the Ledge by the Glacians, who often “cull” their human herd. When Dawsyn herself is selected, the Glacians give her a choice: allow them to mystically steal her soul, turning her docile, or retain her personhood and allow them to hunt her for sport. She chooses the later. With the aid of rebel half-human Ryon, she escapes the Glacian’s mountain prison and discovers the secrets behind the exile that put her village at the mercy of the Glacians in the first place. McEwan follows a well-worn “slap/kiss” path as Dawsyn and Ryon grow closer, but she stokes the flames of Dawsyn’s anger nicely and holds focus on the thirst for revenge and the bitterness of betrayal, right to the cliffhanger ending. Readers looking for a bloody Kill Bill fairy tale (and not a “Beauty and the Beast” charmer) will be more than satisfied. Agent: Amy Collins, Talcott Notch Literary. (July)

Publishers Weekly

08/01/2022

DEBUT Dawsyn Sabar is the last of her family, with the rest of her "den of girls" succumbing to the harsh life on The Ledge. Dawsyn's life is plagued by the ice, the threat of falling into the chasm surrounding the mountain peak, and the beasts known as the Glacians, who pick off villagers as human sacrifices. When Dawsyn is carried off to the Glacian ice prison, she is given a terrible choice and chances survival down the mountain in hopes of escape. Using her wits and skills with an axe to claw her way down the mountain and through the Glacians in her path, Dawsyn will learn there is much more going on than anyone realized. With the help of a surprisingly handsome half-Glacian, Dawsyn will try to rectify all the wrongs perpetrated against her family and her village. VERDICT McEwan, a popular figure on BookTok, has written an ambitious fantasy debut. The plot and worldbuilding are thoroughly fleshed out and make this novel a great start to the "Glacian Trilogy."—Jen Funk

Library Journal

"A gritty fantasy of betrayal and vengeance set against a clever bit of worldbuilding… Readers looking for a bloody Kill Bill fairy tale (and not a “Beauty and the Beast” charmer) will be more than satisfied."
– Publishers Weekly

"The Maas mob will devour this trilogy. Ledge reads like Laini Taylor’s lore set in Leigh Bardugo’s Fjerda, penned with Katherine Arden’s prose. The narrative pacing, playfulness, and deliverance will delight fans of Ilona Andrews’ Innkeeper Chronicles and Holly Black’s The Folk of the Air."
– Angela Armstrong, author of The Unflinching Ash

"Despite the icy setting, Ledge is a sizzling story filled with sexual tension, betrayal, and stolen heritage and a series to watch out for."
– British Fantasy Society

"McEwan, a popular figure on BookTok, has written an ambitious fantasy debut. The plot and worldbuilding are thoroughly fleshed out and make this novel a great start to the Glacian Trilogy."
– Library Journal

"A bold and gutsy epic fantasy debut… Lusty at times even rollicking, with formidable fighting, pops of powerful healing magic, and a heroic plot, Ledge will appeal to those seeking new adult romantic fantasy."
– LoveReading

“This book is immediately gripping. I was invested every step of the way, and loved the visceral world of the ledge. The cold might not be alive, but these characters definitely jump off the page, and the enemies to lovers romance hit all the right spots. Stacey’s debut novel is a triumph for all fantasy lovers, and I can’t wait to see where this series goes!”
—Raven Kennedy, author of The Plated Prisoner series

"The Bridgerton crowd will love it. But so too will the Buffy crowd… The heroes are compelling, rugged but likeable, and there's a confident immediacy to the present-tense prose."
– SFX Magazine

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