About the Book:
The fates of three women. The fates of two peoples. The fate of one planet.
On Nuetierra, four hundred years have passed since the Great War. A new society has arisen on the ashes of the old.
Deanna Hernaan, daughter of Eduard, the former Alcalde of Nue Bayona, spends her days attending university and caring for her mentally damaged sister, Ceilia. Six years ago, her stepmother Lourdessa deposed her father, and now, as Alcalde, rules the city through patronage and oppression. Deanna remains apolitical, fearing Lourdessa’s power. Threatened by Deanna’s popularity with the common people, the Alcalde arranges for her assassination. Deanna survives, but is cast adrift in a hostile wilderness. She is rescued by a band of diminutive hunters—the Tiqui—members of a slave race she has only read about in history books. The hunters bring Deanna to their village, where she meets the Tiqui chieftess Yellow Bird. A remarkable woman, the ithani possesses the shamanic gift of foresight. Her visions have revealed to her that a young woman of the tall folk would come, one whose fate is inextricably entwined with that of the Tiqui—one who would bring disaster or salvation for all of Nuetierra.
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About the Author:
Leslie Ann Moore was born in Los Angeles, California at the tail-end of the baby boom and fell in love with the works of Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, Andre Norton, and J.R.R. Tolkien at an early age.
A practicing veterinarian since 1988, Leslie put her dreams of writing fiction aside until she attended the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books in 2000. There, bestselling fantasy author Terry Brooks told her, “Don’t ever give up. Keep writing, no matter what.” Those words changed her life.
She published the first volume of her Griffin’s Daughter trilogy in 2012. A Tangle of Fates is the first volume of The Vox Machina trilogy, and is published by Muse Harbor.
Writerbee’s Review of A Tangle of Fates
Moore does an amazing job of building a world of complex politics, conspiracy, and intrigue from a platform of a human colony hundreds of years in the future of human kind. The reader is quickly wrapped into the political struggles of a city-state leader hell-bent on grabbing and maintaining power by reincarnating the Annihilator, the ancient war machine that brought down the colony’s advanced civilization over 400 years past. No one is going to stand in her way. The Alcalde tightens her tyrannical grip on her own city and attempts to capture control of the entire continent.
As the story unfolds, we are shown cultural events that have been maintained since the colonists left Old Earth, as well as new practices. The planet is rich with exotic flora and fauna described in exquisite detail, including predatory sky jellies, a breed of which were at one time domesticated to serve as airships.
There are several major characters followed throughout the development, each with a unique voice and purpose, but the most important character is Deanna Hernaan, whose life seems to intersect and impact the fates of hundreds of others, despite her perception that she has little to offer and nowhere near enough courage to act when necessary. As she gains a new understanding of her world and discovers that many things are not as she was led to believe, Deanna must come to terms with her destiny.
If you enjoy epic tales and rich tapestries of detail, I recommend A Tangle of Fates. You will find the pitch battle between the selfish, amoral palace-dwellers and the struggling, oppressed peoples a compelling story to read.
5 Stars
Writerbee's Book Reviews 
I’m so glad that you loved this as much as I did! I was absolutely blown away. Thank you so much for hosting a tour stop and sharing your thoughts!
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