Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All the Stars and Teeth | 2020 | Adalyn Grace | Buy |
| 2 | All the Tides of Fate | 2021 | Adalyn Grace | Buy |
Adalyn Grace’s debut duology, All the Stars and Teeth (2020) and All the Tides of Fate (2021), takes place on an archipelago where each island practices a different type of magic. Princess Amora Montara wields the most dangerous kind: soul magic, performed through bones. When a demonstration goes wrong, she is forced to flee and must find a way to reclaim her birthright while uncovering the truth about her kingdom’s magic.
The two books combine sea-adventure elements with a dark fantasy magic system and a romantic subplot between Amora and a pirate named Bastian. Grace’s willingness to give her protagonist genuinely frightening powers and let her make serious mistakes set the duology apart from more cautious YA fantasies. The ocean setting and island-hopping structure keep the pacing brisk.