Amber & Dusk: Volume 1

Lyra Selene

Jan 2020 · Amber & Dusk Book 1 · Bolinda · Narrated by Imogen Sage

About this audiobook

I wasn’t running from the darkness at the edge of nowhere – I was running toward the light at the heart of the empire. Sylvie has always known she deserves more. Out in the permanent twilight of the Dusklands, her guardians called her power to create illusions a curse. But Sylvie knows it gives her a place in Coeur d'Or, the palais of the Amber Empress and her highborn legacies. So Sylvie sets off toward the Amber City, a glittering jewel under a sun that never sets, to take what is hers. But her hope for a better life is quickly dimmed. The empress invites her in only as part of a wicked wager among her powerful courtiers. Sylvie must assume a new name, Mirage, and begin to navigate secretive social circles and deadly games of intrigue in order to claim her spot. Soon it becomes apparent that nothing is as it appears and no one, including her cruel yet captivating sponsor, Sunder, will answer her questions. As Mirage strives to seize what should be her rightful place, she'll have to consider whether it is worth the price she must pay.

About the author

Lyra Selene was born under a full moon and has never quite managed to wipe the moonlight out of her eyes. Lyra grew up on a steady diet of Lloyd Alexander, Susan Cooper and Ursula K. LeGuin, scribbling in book margins and tapping on typewriters. When she isn’t dreaming up fantastical cities and brooding landscapes, Lyra enjoys hiking, rainstorms, autumn and pretending she’s any good at music. She lives in New England with her husband, in an antique farmhouse that’s probably not haunted. Amber & Dusk is her debut novel.

Imogen graduated from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London. She performed in several theatre productions including Rebecca; Measure for Measure; The School for Scheming and Three Sisters. She made her MTC debut in Hay Fever playing Sorel Bliss. Imogen's screen credits include The Man Who Knew Infinity and Doctors, as well as the short film, The Understudy, which she also wrote. Imogen has also narrated many bestselling audiobooks, namely The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams, We Are Wolves by Katrina Nannestad and the 44 Tiny Secrets series by Sylvia Bishop.