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Banned magic. An ambitious huntress. A reluctant sorceress. A kingdom at stake.

Kata dreams of a life of wealth and glory, eradicating magic from her kingdom by hunting mythical beings. But when she finds a rare winged unicorn in the woods and fails to kill it, she's unwillingly swept off to a mountain sanctuary for the very prey she longs to hunt.

Across the sea, El n loves her simple farm life and is far too practical to believe in magic. When bounty hunters descend on her farm, believing El n to be the last remaining snow sorceress, she's forced to flee with a mysterious stranger. If she wants to survive to see her home again, she must travel to the shadowy ends of her world, find a lost book of spells, and learn to wield her newfound icy powers.

When they meet at the mountain sanctuary, El n and Kata learn of an unexpected tether between them. El n is eager to work together to reclaim the refugees' homes-and her own-by defeating the king who banned magic. But there's a hefty bounty on El n's life, and this is Kata's chance to fulfill all her dearest-held dreams...

Fans of Viking Age fantasy, magical adventures like Margaret Rogerson's Sorcery of Thorns, and wintry, fairy tale-inspired worlds like Naomi Novik's Spinning Silver and Meagan Spooner's Hunted will love this twist on Icelandic mythology.