Shillitoe, Tony, 1955- Dreaming in amber series #book 1

You are pursued by the shadows of death, girl. The weight you will carry is more than any mortal should bear. But bear it you must.' Meg Farmer doesn't believe in magic and she certainly doesn't believe that she has inherited the Blessing, despite her mother's best hopes and prayers. But when an ancient sliver of amber reveals the truth, Meg's life is changed forever. She is called to the city to be trained as a Seer, against the wishes of those who think a woman should be kept from such knowledge. This path takes her into unknown territory, especially when she unwittingly opens a portal into the grey dust of Se'eya, the world of the ancient Andrakian Dragonlords. And, there finds a trapped soul

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