The Eye of Leviathan

From the author of The Mask of Mirrors comes a sweeping adventure set in a world where fae secretly walk amongst those who seek to persecute them.

★ "An intricately developed alternate history. Offer Carrick's excellent duology starter to fans of Leigh Bardugo's The Familiar or anyone looking for a new historical fantasy series." -Library Journal (Starred Review)

In an alternate Spanish Golden Age, the Council of the Sea Beyond has risen to unrivaled power, exploiting the Otherworld's most precious resources for their own gain. Estevan seeks to uncover their secrets, but he risks the exposure of his own: that he is a faerie, masquerading as a mortal.

The Hungry Girl is the human whose place he took. Lost among the fae and desperate to find some purpose for her existence, she leaps at the chance to help a group of Spanish explorers in the Sea Beyond ... only to be horrified at the atrocities they commit.

A faerie pact has separated them--but only together can they bring down Spain's worlds-spanning empire and save the homes they have both come to love.

Author: M. A. Carrick
Publisher: Orbit
Published: 07/14/2026
Pages: 512
Binding Type: Paperback
Size: 9.25h x 6.00w x 1.28d
ISBN13: 9780316584845
ISBN10: 0316584843
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Fantasy | Historical

About the Author
M. A. Carrick is the joint pen name of Marie Brennan (author of the Memoirs of Lady Trent) and Alyc Helms (author of the Adventures of Mr. Mystic). The two met in 2000 on an archaeological dig in Wales and Ireland, including a stint in the town of Carrickmacross, and have built their friendship through two decades of anthropology, writing, and gaming. They live in the San Francisco Bay Area.