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At only nineteen, Marina Oliver has lost everything. After an accident took her parents’ lives and left her drowning in grief, she finds fleeting comfort in her recurring dreams of ocean waves. But when the waves come for her while she’s awake, Marina falls through the cracks of her world and into Elsudra, a realm torn apart by war and ruled by a dictator who seeks to control the source of its magic. Elsudrans call it the Omnia, and it has latched onto her. Forced into hiding and harboring a power she neither wants nor understands, Marina fights against her fate, despite being told she should’ve chosen it herself. When she begins showing inclinations toward the Omnia’s power, however, she can’t help but wonder why someone like her—plagued by internal storms and guilt—would’ve been tasked with such an extreme burden. The more she fights for home, the more intense her dreams grow, and with them, looming threats that force her to confront the darkness both around and within her.

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"Dense and dramatic yet heartfelt and relatable, Melissa K. Magner's Of the Sun and Sea is both a beautiful fantasy adventure and a poignant metaphor for grief and mental health."
-IndieReader (*IR Approved, 5 stars)
"An intimate epic, high-stakes, character-driven portal fantasy…Magner relishes Elsudra, investing it with fresh details, weird tech and monsters, and dark secrets. Magner also loves friends discovering each other—and Marina discovering herself, as the novel explores the trauma of loss with rare depth for the genre."
-BookLife by Publishers Weekly
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"Magnificently written...Melissa K. Magner has created an unforgettable female protagonist."
-Readers' Favorite, Emma Megan
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Inspirational Playlist
Listen to music that inspired the story
or read the notes to learn about each song
1. A mystical, melancholic theme song
2. Marina and the Delve (Book 1, Ch 3)
3. Looking through the anteactus (Book 1, Ch 21)
4. The darkness beyond (Book 1)
5. "At first, there was silence." (Book 1, Ch 48)
6. The path Marina chooses (Book 1, Ch 48)
7. Returning to the Admares (Book 1, Ch 52)
8. Reckoning of thieves (Book 2, Ch 1)
9. Moving forward (Book 2, Ch 3)
10. A sanctuary beneath the stars (Book 2)
11. A sacrifice (Book 2, Ch 52)
12. Marina's tsunami (Book 2, Ch 54)
13. "She breathed." (Book 2, Ch 55)
14. Bells ring, grief lingers (Book 2, Ch 58)
15. Marina's song
16. Aeric's song
17. Kieron's song
18. Pierce's song
19. Ryder's song
20. Yolie's song
21. Ismene's song
22. Cal's song
23. Florin's song
24. Neva's song
25. Elta's song
26. Lars's song
27. Ocot's song
28. Vaughn's song
29. Safira's song
Book Trailer
Illustrations by Viktoriia Davydova
*(3 featured, 19 total)

© Melissa K. Magner / Maoliosa Press

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