Review: The Bone Shard Daughter

Synopsis

The Sukai Dynasty has ruled the Phoenix Empire for over a century – after driving out the Alanga and protecting its people through the practice of bone shard magic. Every citizen must give a bone from the base of their skull at a young age – a practice known as the tithing which kills 1 in 25 children. These bones are collected and used by the Emperor to create powerful creatures of protection, fatally drawing off the energy of the bone shard donor.

Rebellion is stirring in the Empire. Farmers are starving under corrupt governors and families are desperate to protect their children from the tithing practice.

Lin, the daughter of the Emperor, is desperate to gain the confidence of her father as a worthy successor of his magic.

Jovis, a smuggler and enemy of the Empire, has unwillingly become the protector of children, rescuing them from the tithing rituals with the help of his newfound magic.

Phalue, the daughter of a lazy governor, works with the group of rebellions known as The Shardless Few to overthrow her father.

Sand, a mango picker on an unknown island, doesn’t know who she is or where she came from. But, after an accident, her memories are starting to lift out of the fog she’s been under.

All these stories will wind together and connect as rebellion brews and the long forgotten Alanga awaken its dark magic.