At OwlCrate, we work with fantastic authors whose books we feature as special or limited editions. The books featured in our monthly boxes are always new releases from a range of diverse authors.
This article is a spotlight on Adrienne Young (she/her), the author behind the book featured in our November 2023 Adult Fantasy box. Read on to find out more about her!
Adrienne Young’s Bio
Adrienne Young is a New York Times-bestselling author known for her Sky and Sea duology and Fable series. When she’s not writing, Adrienne is dedicated to helping other writers find their voice through writing workshops and providing useful resources and support on her website.
Adrienne has also co-written The Storyteller’s Workbook with Isabel Ibañez, a nonfiction, interactive guide to writing novels. She's also the creator of The Fable Grant, an initiative that provides otherwise unattainable writing opportunities to women and nonbinary writers.
Adrienne was born and raised in Texas and currently lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. When she’s not writing, she loves yoga, walks in nature, traveling, good food, and a daily dose of caffeine from a nice cup of coffee.
Adrienne Young’s Books
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To date, Adrienne Young has written one series, one duology, and a few standalone novels. She has published multiple adult fantasy, young adult fantasy, and nonfiction books. Her newest book, A Sea of Unspoken Things, will be released in January 2025.
The World of the Narrows series
In Fable, the first book in this coming-of-age YA fantasy, we meet Fable, an independent seventeen-year-old survivor who was raised in the Narrows. Following her mother's death and after her father abandoned her, she's forced to look after herself on a dangerous island.
She finds herself forming an alliance with a young trader named West, who helps her escape the island so she can reunite with her father. As Fable and West make their way across the Narrows, they are met with danger, betrayal, and competition, which makes it hard to know who’s an ally and who’s an enemy.
Namesake follows Fable and the crew from the Marigold ship after they became free of her father's control. Unfortunately, the freedom is short-lived after Fable becomes part of a dangerous thug’s scheme.
If she wants to reach her destination, she must help the thug form a partnership with Holland, a powerful gem trader. Soon, Fable's family secrets come to light and put the ones she loves at risk, and in order to protect them, she has to risk everything, all while fighting for survival in a male-dominated world.
In The Last Legacy, we meet Bryn Roth, who decides to return to her family in Bastian after she receives a letter from her uncle Henrik on her eighteenth birthday. Determined to prove herself, she's willing to try gaining everyone's trust but soon discovers that the family business is darker than she imagined.
There are also two novellas set within The World of the Narrows, which can be found in Tides & Drift. Tides allows readers to witness the first time fan-favorite characters Paj and Auster meet, while Drift follows the voyages of Willa and Koy as they forge their own path across the Narrows.
Saint is the prequel to The World of the Narrows and focusses on the life of Elias, a young man who's known for his piety and luck. Elias is about to achieve his dream of becoming a trader sailing the Narrows, but when he meets a mysterious girl from the Unnamed Sea, everything changes. Soon, he has to make a choice between love and the beliefs that made him who he is today.
Sky and Sea Duology
This YA fantasy series is set in a world inspired by Viking culture and language, so Adrienne has created a handy pronunciation guide to help readers. You can find that here.
Sky in the Deep is the first book in the Sky and Sea duology. Eelyn, who's part of the Aska clan, has spent her life fighting against the Riki clan. Everything she thought she knew is turned upside down when she sees her brother, who she thought died years ago, fighting alongside the enemy.
After being captured by the Riki, Eelyn fights to survive the harsh winter while dealing with the betrayal and her new enemy. As another clan threatens both the Aska and Riki, she finds herself working with Fiske, her brother’s friend, and together they unite the clans to fight for survival.
The Girl the Sea Gave Back is a young adult fantasy novel set in the same world as Sky in the Deep. Tova, a Truthtongue who has the power to see the future through rune stones, has been raised by the Svell people after she was found washed ashore as a child.
When two rival clans come together and her world begins to collapse, Tova is asked to predict what will happen if her clan goes to war.
Spells for Forgetting
Spells for Forgetting is a mystery novel. After Emery's boyfriend, August, was accused of murdering her best friend, Lily, on the evening of their high school graduation on their home island of Saoirse, her life was changed forever.
Years later, Emery still resides on the island, running her mother's tea shop, but the island’s community is disrupted when strange things begin to happen. With no warning, August returns after fourteen years, wanting closure from her following his mother's death. His presence causes old wounds to open, and soon it becomes clear that Lily’s murder wasn’t a coincidence…
If you’d like to listen to the music that goes along with this novel, Adrienne has curated a playlist, which you can find here.
OwlCrate Edition of The Unmaking of June Farrow
The Unmaking of June Farrow by Adrienne Young was our November 2023 ‘Hidden In Time’ adult fantasy book choice. This book is equal parts fantasy, mystery, and romance, with a touch of magical realism and plenty of time travel.
The women in June Farrow's family are known for their thriving flower farm and a generations-old curse. Following her mother's disappearance, June wants to break free. For a while now, she’s been seeing and hearing things that aren’t real, so when a mysterious door appears, she thinks it’s just another vision.
After her grandmother’s death, mysterious clues result in June ending up at the door she previously thought wasn’t real but this time she sees it as a chance to end the curse — even if it means sacrificing love and her family. Stepping through, she finds herself on a journey that reveals the town's secrets, changes the past and future, and entangles her heart in a star-crossed love.
Features for this OwlCrate Edition:
- Signed by Adrienne Young
- Exclusive cover illustrated by @annguyenart
- Reversible dust jacket illustrated by @polarts_
- Fully printed hardcover case with art by @hachandraws
- End papers illustrated by @zirael_art
- Author letter bound into the book
- Bonus content bound into the book
- Sprayed edges
Additional reader resources, a curated playlist, and a book club kit for The Unmaking of June Farrow can be found HERE on Adrienne's website.
“All that time, she remembered me, she was just waiting for me to remember her.” ― Adrienne Young, The Unmaking of June Farrow
