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Marag (Tuyo Book 8) Kindle Edition

by Rachel Neumeier (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.8 out of 5 stars 198 ratings

A Tuyo-World Prequel Standalone Novel

Sinowa inGara cherished his first wife. But now, with his people heading for trouble, he needs the high standing he would gain from marrying again. The best choice would be a singer -- preferably an inKarano singer. Only one inKarano singer is unmarried: Marag inKarano.

For ten winters, Marag has turned aside every warrior and every poet who has approached her. She knows she will become one of the foremost singers of all the tribes. She knows whomever she marries will gain great standing through that marriage. Her choice is important — too important to leave to chance. For all these winters, Marag has asked the gods to send her a sign when the right man comes to sit by her fire and ask for her favor.

The gods have never sent her that sign.

This winter, Sinowa catches Marag’s attention the moment he arrives at the Convocation grounds, far to the east of inGara lands. But almost at the same moment, a different problem compels her attention — and his.

Wolves have been singing in the mountains since the Convocation began, bringing good luck and showing the favor of the gods. But now some mysterious curse has come upon the wolves … and that ill luck may be spreading, carried from the mountains on a bitter wind. As the curse intensifies, even the strength of a warrior and the deep understanding of a singer may be hard-pressed to turn the ill luck away from the gathered people and the world.

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  4. Publication date
    April 2, 2024
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CTTTJNT1
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 2, 2024
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.7 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 393 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 out of 5 stars 198 ratings

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Rachel Neumeier

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Rachel Neumeier started writing fiction to relax when she was a graduate student; her first publications appeared in journals such as The American Journal of Botany and and would probably be interesting to a readership in the high dozens. She is confident that her fantasy novels have much greater appeal!

Rachel's first YA fantasy, The City in the Lake, was published in 2008, and was followed by the adult fantasy Griffin Mage trilogy in 2010 and by her second YA, The Floating Islands, in early 2011. She gets her ideas from artwork, from history, from other authors' minor characters, and from just throwing words on the page and seeing what happens.

Rachel now lives in rural Missouri, where, having allowed her hobbies to take over her life, she has a very large garden, a very small orchard, two cats, and many beautiful Cavalier King Charles Spaniels.

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Customers find this book to be a fantastic prequel with an engrossing storyline and well-developed characters. Moreover, they appreciate the wonderful world building, with one customer noting how it expands the existing universe. Additionally, the writing quality receives positive feedback, with one customer highlighting its unique voice.

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12 customers mention "Storyline"12 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the storyline of this book, describing it as engrossing and a fantastic prequel to the main series.

"...This is a rather interior story, but the action was good and moved the plot along, and I enjoyed this exploration of Ugaro culture and a little more..." Read more

"...Great advice for anyone! It was fun to get yet another angle on life and culture in the Winter Country...." Read more

"Fabulous prose, great character development, interesting plot lines, and much philosophical thought within. 8 books and so consistent!..." Read more

"A fine prequel to Tuyo and other books of the series, this tale depicts the younger Sinowa and Marag in ways consistent with how we see them in..." Read more

8 customers mention "Character development"8 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book, with several noting well-developed personalities, and one customer highlighting how the author provides good insight into the earlier lives of the characters.

"...Sinowa has already been shown to be a wonderful leader, but in this story he functions as a sort of Ugaro equivalent of the Platonic ideal of..." Read more

"...Their personalities are well developed, especially Sinowa's; it was easy to see how well-suited he is to leadership...." Read more

"Fabulous prose, great character development, interesting plot lines, and much philosophical thought within. 8 books and so consistent!..." Read more

"...'s Witch World, I love imaginative world building and mmersive character development...." Read more

8 customers mention "Enjoyment"8 positive0 negative

Customers find the book to be a wonderful addition to the series, with one customer noting that the books improve as the series progresses.

"...story of how they meet and why they decide to get married, and it is delightful. If you're looking for an insta-love story, this is not it...." Read more

"...The way this plays out is unexpected for both of them, but satisfying...." Read more

"...Not only have I read every book in this series and enjoyed each, but IMO the books are improving as the series goes on-something unheard of for a..." Read more

"...Her writing and voice are so unique and amazing that I get a legitimate book hangover and find it hard to go on any other authors...." Read more

7 customers mention "World building"7 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the world building in the book, with one noting its believable culture and another highlighting its philosophical depth.

"...great character development, interesting plot lines, and much philosophical thought within. 8 books and so consistent! A big “Well done!”..." Read more

"...Consistently written to make this world, this culture quite believable. Slow paced, but moves well along...." Read more

"Having teethed on Andre Norton's Witch World, I love imaginative world building and mmersive character development...." Read more

"A lovely story, well told and further expanding the world Neumeier has created...." Read more

4 customers mention "Writing quality"4 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the writing quality of the book, with one noting how it consistently creates the world, while another highlights its unique voice.

"Fabulous prose, great character development, interesting plot lines, and much philosophical thought within. 8 books and so consistent!..." Read more

"Engrossing storyline. Consistently written to make this world, this culture quite believable. Slow paced, but moves well along...." Read more

"A lovely story, well told and further expanding the world Neumeier has created...." Read more

"...Her writing and voice are so unique and amazing that I get a legitimate book hangover and find it hard to go on any other authors...." Read more

3 customers mention "Strength"3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the strength of the characters in the book, with one noting that they are not just physically strong but also have strong principles.

"...He's strong, and not just physically...." Read more

"...Sinowa and Aras (who does not appear in this story) are: both men of strong principles and little humility, both strongly associated with the sun...." Read more

"...Really enjoyable view of two extremely strong and admirable people at the beginning of their partnership." Read more

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  • E.C.
    5.0 out of 5 stars What a great adventure!
    Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2024
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    First off, I admit that I'm biased; I've been reading Neumeier's books for almost a decade and I've loved almost every one of them. I've enjoyed the rest of the Tuyo series, so of course I picked this one up!
    So, characters: I loved Ryo's parents already, because few protagonists have functional, loving families, and clearly Ryo does. This is the story of how they meet and why they decide to get married, and it is delightful. If you're looking for an insta-love story, this is not it. They both make very deliberate decisions about each other, and I love that.
    Sinowa has already been shown to be a wonderful leader, but in this story he functions as a sort of Ugaro equivalent of the Platonic ideal of fatherhood. Obviously their culture is wildly different than mine, but I love his relationship with his children. He is always thinking about them, talking to them, learning about them, and guiding them to be their best selves, whatever that looks like. More, he basically becomes a father to every young man and boy he comes across, immediately, though without overstepping boundaries (mostly), and makes them want to try to live up to his expectation that they will absolutely be their best selves at all times. When they make mistakes, he corrects them, but he doesn't hold mistakes against anyone unfairly. He's strong, and not just physically. Like many of Neumeier's characters, he doesn't shy away from responsibility; no, Sinowa embraces possibilities to be of service to those around him, even when they come at considerable cost to him. He leads by example.
    Marag is wise, and I love the exploration of her roles as a young woman, a singer, and a leader of Ugaro women. She makes decisions very carefully, considering many possible consequences, and I honestly love her courage and her dedication to her people and her family.
    The plot centers around a curse, and the resolution, while not surprising, was quite satisfying.
    This is a rather interior story, but the action was good and moved the plot along, and I enjoyed this exploration of Ugaro culture and a little more of the winter country. I look forward to seeing more of this fascinating world!
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  • Annie Douglass Lima
    5.0 out of 5 stars Another Winner
    Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2025
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    This prequel gave me some good insights into Ryo's parents. I enjoyed getting to know them better and learning the story of how they got to know each other and why they chose to get married. Their personalities are well developed, especially Sinowa's; it was easy to see how well-suited he is to leadership.

    I highlighted this quote from Sinowa that I love: "Every mistake you have ever made lies in the past. This is the day you face now. Put your attention to this day and this moment, not to anything that lies behind you or before you.” Great advice for anyone!

    It was fun to get yet another angle on life and culture in the Winter Country. I'm sad that this will be my last visit to that world for a while, since I've now read the entire series. But I hear there are more books coming, so I will wait for and look forward to those!
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  • Dominodogs
    5.0 out of 5 stars This whole series is wonderful!
    Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2024
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    Fabulous prose, great character development, interesting plot lines, and much philosophical thought within. 8 books and so consistent! A big “Well done!” To this author!
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  • E M Dalton
    4.0 out of 5 stars A Singer and a Warrior
    Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2024
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    A fine prequel to Tuyo and other books of the series, this tale depicts the younger Sinowa and Marag in ways consistent with how we see them in later stories, with more depth, in a story that simultaneously illustrates more of the role of a Singer and the customs of warriors interacting with different tribes. It is easy to see how Ryo and his siblings grew in this setting. It would have been helpful to have a bit more of Sinowa’s history with the inTasiyo from his perspective or others within this story. If one had not already read Tano, this part of the story might seem confusing or sparse.

    I was struck by how similar Sinowa and Aras (who does not appear in this story) are: both men of strong principles and little humility, both strongly associated with the sun. I also liked the atypical romance. Marag is not a warrior woman, but is also not a princess waiting in a tower to be rescued or “won.” Many men court Marag. Her reasons for declining their proposals are not typical fantasy heroine rebelliousness or romanticism— she knows her marriage will have substantial political and social implications for her people. Sinowa, a widower of three winters at this point, initially has entirely pragmatic motivations in choosing to court her, but quickly comes to value her for herself. Early on, Marag suggests that Sinowa might accomplish some task to earn her favor, but leaves selecting the task to him. The way this plays out is unexpected for both of them, but satisfying. There is also a delightful epilogue that immediately left me wanting to reread Tuyo.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars exceptionally created
    Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2024
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    Engrossing storyline. Consistently written to make this world, this culture quite believable. Slow paced, but moves well along. Minor editing mistakes - reign in instead of rein in, referring to guidance. You will be delighted to discover this series.
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  • Tom from CT
    5.0 out of 5 stars Truly a great series
    Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2025
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    After a long time (and many other books) away from this series I picked up Rihasi (#9). About a third of a way through I realized I skipped over Marag (#8) so I switched over to that one. Read through Marag and then finished Rihasi. Substantially different books but I loved them both. Not only have I read every book in this series and enjoyed each, but IMO the books are improving as the series goes on-something unheard of for a series this long. Highly reccommended.
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Eagerly await any tuyo-universe books
    Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2024
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    Having teethed on Andre Norton's Witch World, I love imaginative world building and mmersive character development. This author gives you both those elements and compelling plotlines. I re- read the series everytime a new book comes out. My highest praise. Like taking a journey without leaving home.
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  • Hschmeid
    4.0 out of 5 stars Thank goodness you can trust this series that everything turns out okay!
    Reviewed in Australia on April 9, 2024
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    I liked getting to know Sinowa better through this story. He's on the borders of other tales in the series - he's massively important to his son Ryo - but the other tales are (mostly) featuring Ryo as central, not Sinowa as such. So it's good to see him as a central character in his own right and get to know what makes him tick firsthand through seeing him act and interact with other people (rather than mostly secondhand through Ryo and Ryo's character as shaped by his parents).

    Plotwise it's less clear than many of the other stories. I'm still not quite sure what *exactly* combined to cause the problem, and the characters aren't entirely sure either by the end. They knew several parts of the puzzle, but didn't figure out all of it. This was slightly disappointing. We got some guesses, but it seemed... like it could recur in the future, almost? Because everyone's still flying blind. As a standalone, it left it too open for my taste. We don't quite know enough about what exactly Ugaro "ill luck" is yet to make a guess ourselves with any confidence - we've seen two examples so far in the series and they've been very different - and if part of it did come from the starlit lands, as the characters wondered about... well, we know even LESS.

    It's a scarier story than many in the series. It's not a horror, but horror is hovering about the edges. Rather like how it isn't... exactly... a ghost story, but calling it a ghost story might give readers the right sort of idea. One thing I do VERY much like about the Tuyo series is that so far I have been able to be sure that everything will turn out all right! It was needed here. This tale would have given me massive creeps if I hadn't KNOWN that I could trust the author to make it all turn out okay. (It being a prologue set before Ryo's birth helped quite a lot with this. We already knew that Sinowa and Marag were going to become Ryo's parents, so logically, they kind of HAD to be okay...)
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