Publisher's Synopsis
DAR & Earth: Oraculi is a debut YA fantasy series rooted inaccurate historical and scientific facts. ORACULI begins theodyssey of these two worlds, interconnected by a shared sun.
Through the protagonist Aelish, a magical being born of humanparents in 1546 Ireland, and her Oraculi, Lady Antonia, bornin 1521 at King Henry VIII's Court, learn about the history ofDAR & Earth from medieval times to present day. From thedevastation of the plague, to the current threat of humanity'sextinction from anthropogenic climate change, experience howpolitics, religion, science, and ideology collide in both worlds.
DAR, a magical commonwealth governed by females, bringshope to Aelish after her parents die of plague, her magicalabilities unable to save them. With the help of Lady Antonia,Aelish journeys to DAR at seventeen. But the refuge of her newhome, soon takes a dark turn. While falling in love with Thagar,Commander of the S.E. Quadrant, as a young student of magic,Aelish discovers something horrific about the magical realmof Komprathia, ruled by the tyrant King Gidius. Aelish defieseveryone she loves and trusts, as well as the laws of DAR. Sheendangers her life to pursue a quest to stop the plague on Earthand exact revenge for the deaths of her parents on an enemy shehas never met.
In present day, Aelish is sent back to Earth by the leaders of DARto become an Oraculi to a human child-something that's neverbeen done before. In a bid to harness the exceptional scientificaptitude of a twelve-year-old girl of Mexican descent, DAR risksrevealing their world to Earth. It is the hope of the governingfemales that Isabela will become a leader in combating theimminent ravages of climate change. But Isabela is unravelingunder the despair of her mother's battle with cancer and wantsnothing to do with DAR. Will Aelish fail in her first mission as anOraculi, as she desperately tries to save her birthplace?
