The people suffer under the centuries-long rule of the Moon Throne. The royal family—the
despotic emperor and his monstrous sons the Three Terrors—hold the countryside in their
choking grip. They bleed the land and oppress the citizens with the frightful powers they
inherited from the god locked under their palace. But that god cannot be contained forever.
With the aid of Jun a guard broken by his guilt-stricken past and Keema an outcast fighting
for his future the god escapes from her royal captivity and flees from her own children the
triplet Terrors who would drag her back to her unholy prison. And so it is that she embarks
with her young companions on a five-day pilgrimage in search of freedom—and a way to end the
Moon Throne forever. The journey ahead will be more dangerous than any of them could have
imagined. Both a sweeping adventure story and an intimate exploration of identity legacy
and belonging The Spear Cuts Through Water is an ambitious and profound saga that will
transport and transform you—and is like nothing you’ve ever read before.
