![]() ![]() On the surface is the mystery of the queen’s unburial and the identity of the future Heart beneath this are the concerns of the general public, who are subject to exploitation and who are kept ill informed. A storm inundates the land, carries away Loon’s father, and sets into motion a plot to remake the very foundations of Loon’s society. After Loon finds her mother floating on top of the water, though, the island erupts into chaos. From her, the island extracts magic and a sense of intention through its waters and through fungus networks, it then spreads that magic to every corner and living being. The current Heart of the Island (Loon’s mother, the queen) has been peacefully submerged in the pond for fifteen years. ![]() She and her siblings do this once a week as a royal assignment and out of respect for the island they live on. Since she was old enough to wander alone, Loon has been washing her face in the pond. ![]() There is one truth that reins supreme in Capes’s fantasy novel The Unburied Queen: the island must have a heart. The Unburied Queen is a philosophical fantasy novel in which love and sacrifice are necessary for the interconnectivity of all. ![]()
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