THE DROWNED WOODS by Emily Lloyd-Jones, read by Moira Quirk - audiobook extract
b"The right cause can topple a kingdom....\\n\\nOnce upon a time, the kingdoms of Wales were rife with magic and conflict\\u2014and 18-year-old Mererid 'Mer' is well-acquainted with both. As the last living water diviner, she can manipulate water with magic\\u2014a unique elemental power many would kill to possess.\\n\\nFor years, Mer has been running from the prince who bound her into his service\\u2014and forced her to kill thousands with her magic. Now, all Mer truly wants is a safe, quiet life, far from power and politics.\\n\\nBut then Mer's old handler\\u2014the king's spymaster\\u2014returns with a proposition: use her powers to bring down the very prince that abused them both.\\n\\nPart heist novel, part dark fairy tale and rich with Welsh legends, The Drowned Woods is an ethereal fantasy, perfect for fans of Kristin Cashore and Maria V. Snyder."