Stonecharmer

She was the only one who heard the warning. No one believed the stones were screaming. The glow from the mountainside indicated the miners had found a vein of gemstones known as Thyst. In mere days, celebrations will start as the miners bring their loads into town and start dispersing it to the magesmiths. What a time of great fortune.Saebryne longs to become a magesmith like her sister and create beautiful pieces of jewelry imbued with magical Thyst. But the thrumming sounds of war fill her head and Saebryne realizes she hears the Thyst screaming out their rage.When the All-Seer marks her family's house and business with a shameful sign cast on the door, Saebryne runs away rather than being sacrificed to the mines. She must discover why the Thyst has destroyed her life and torn her away from her family.Now she has no one to trust with her secret and nowhere to go.It will test her reserves of strength to gain her dangerous and taboo abilities as a Stonecharmer.Join this resonating adventure with a strong heroine and a world with a hint of steampunk as Dawn Blair beings to weave another wonderful tale.