Nautilus
Losing her power-hungry parents to a political blunder means Artema has no family, no country, and nowhere to call home. She stows away on a blockade ship at war with her people, only to find her nightmares are hunting her: some to help, some to hurt. Will the clever captain convince enough of her people to help train Artema to fight, or will they be added to her enemies? High Fantasy at its best--swashbuckling, army-fighting, and a pantheon of creatures that go burp in the night.
Nautilus is a high fantasy novel rife with danger and strangeness. We follow young Artema on her journey of survival and growth. She dreams of powerful creatures, who also hunt her, and her home country wants her back. For questioning, for an unfair trial, and to purge the thoughts from her head. Unfortunately for everyone, the gods have already arrived and seek to protect her from herself.