The Iron-Bone Skiff

About this book

In the brutal Calcification Winter of 714 C.B., a supernatural geologic blight rapidly turns the delta waterways of Oakhaven into impassable obsidian glass, isolating the timber-working enclave. Thirteen-year-old Elara, the reluctant heir to the River-Sawyer Guild, faces an impossible choice when the elders vote to ritually seal the tributaries to conserve the sanctuary's last old-growth stock, effectively condemning her siblings and bedridden grandmother to freeze and starve. Breaking her sacred oaths, Elara leads eleven malnourished adolescents into the toxic salt flats to secretly construct an illegal, iron-reinforced skiff based on her deceased uncle's forbidden schematics. Enduring graphic frost-necrosis, starvation, mutiny, and violent encounters with marsh-raiders, Elara must rely on the sacred joinery taught by her uncompromising grandfather to navigate the hardened delta. As the deadly truth behind the blight is revealed as an ecosystem purge triggered by centuries of guild over-harvesting, Elara evolves from a guilt-bound rule-keeper into a visionary custodian determined to save her family and reshape her people's future.

Book details

Genres:

Historical Fiction, Dark Fantasy, Survival Thriller

Language:

en

Published:

2026-05-16

Content rating:

R