The Isle in the Silver Sea
Hardback Published on: 21/10/2025
Price: £19.99
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Interesting premise but not quite a new favourite
I was intrigued by the synopsis, and not having read Tasha Suri’s previous books, I thought what better time to give this author a try.
The story is an ode... READ MORE
A rich fantasy novel that swept me away from the very first page
The Isle in the Silver Sea is a rich fantasy novel that swept me away from the very first page. The story follows Simran, a witch, and Vina, a knight, as t... READ MORE
Perfectly demonstrates the power of stories.
A love letter to storytelling, and the power that stories can over people. I enjoyed spotting characters from various folktales, it feels like a lot of res... READ MORE
A beautifully queer fantasy for all lovers of folktales and magic!
The Isle in the Silver Sea is a beautifully written standalone fantasy in 2 parts! I found the concept for this book so unique - an isle where tales are al... READ MORE
Tasha Suri never misses!!
This is immerse storytelling at its finest. Suri weaves together the threads of an intricate story, to create a beautiful narrative of love, power and corr... READ MORE
This book is dazzling, devastating, beautiful and brilliant.
This book is dazzling, devastating, beautiful and brilliant. We follow Simran and Vina, the newest iterations of a knight and a witch doomed to fall in lov... READ MORE
Synopsis
From World Fantasy Award-winning author Tasha Suri comes The Isle in the Silver Sea, a heart-shattering romantasy of sapphic longing, medieval folklore and a love that spans the centuries.
In a Britain fuelled by stories, the knight and the witch are fated to fall in love and doom each other over and over, the same tale retold over hundreds of lifetimes.
Simran is a witch of the woods. Vina is a knight of the Queen's court. When the two women begin to fall for each other, how can they surrender to their desires, when to give in is to destroy each other?
As they seek a way to break the cycle, a mysterious assassin begins targeting tales like theirs. To survive, the two will need to write a story stronger than the one that fate has given to them.
But what tale is stronger than The Knight and the Witch?
Publisher information
- Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
- ISBN: 9780356524412
- Number of pages: 496
- Dimensions: 236 x 154 x 44 mm
- Weight: 752g
- Languages: English
Customer Reviews
View allSapphic fantasy with fairytale vibes
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for letting me read an e-arc ahead of publication.
I was very intrigued by the premise of the book with the repeat... READ MORE
A Story About Stories, and the Cost of Remembering Them
Oh no, it’s going to be another stellar read, isn’t it? (I’m on a bit of a streak at the moment)
We're calling this a narrow 4.5
I have such a weakness... READ MORE
An Absolutely Magical Story
The Isle in the Silver Sea has such a fascinating premise: an island made entirely of magic and stories. Seems like somewhere you'd want to live, right?
... READ MORE
Yearning and Hot Women with Swords
ARC Review
4.5 Stars
Uhm, I was not prepared for the amount of YEARNING and emotional devastation this book would bring?! The ending (and some parts in... READ MORE
The Lady Knight Season really delivers!
I liked this book a lot. It’s quite long, but it still kept me wanting to come back to it again and again because the story was so compelling.
The actio... READ MORE
Enchanting, original, everything you could ask for
The narrative for this book is set in a land where tales and their retelling keep the world going. We follow the story of the Knight and the Witch, fulfill... READ MORE
This was not for me, but I could be for you!
Thank you to Netgalley, Tasha Suri, and Little, Brown Book Group UK for sending me this arc!
The place of death was 31%
I wanted to love this book, a... READ MORE
Impeccable as always
This book was absolutely sensational.
I loved the plot, the characters, the dynamic, the relationship. The whole concept of the stories and the surviva... READ MORE
Stunning
This is one of the most stunning books I’ve ever read. Every word feels so intentional and the language is so lyrical and beautiful. There are so many laye... READ MORE
A beautiful tale of love, change & fighting against those who would chain you to serve themselves.
☆☆☆☆
A tale of love but also of change
This book tells of a love story, but it isn't a love story or isn't in the way some might think. I would say it isn't a romantasy, but a romantic fantasy. ... READ MORE
Come for the tragic sapphic love story, stay for the commentary on immigration
I can't give this book a better compliment than this: the execution is even more ambitious than the premise.
And the premise is already compelling, extrem... READ MORE
Queer anti-colonial fairytale retelling
The Isle in the Silver Sea is a sapphic fairy-tale retelling that questions the role of stories in the history and politics of the British Isles. Who tells... READ MORE
In my Lady Knight Era
Did ever happened to you, starting a book and, in its first pages, fell in love with it? Because that was what happened to me. The Isle in the Silver Sea i... READ MORE
Brilliant idea, dead story
Sapphic doomed lovers. Britain powered by stories. Witchcraft. Epic fairytale vibes. But. Nothing works. The characters are flat. The romance doesn’t exist... READ MORE
Beautifully Dark & Unique Epic Fantasy
So if you're a fan of richly written fantasy worlds that are positively steeped in that beautiful darkness you get with a classical fairytale stories twist... READ MORE
A beautiful romance woven with the thread of the power of storytelling
“But tales need more than incarnate to live, darling. They need to be read. A tale read is a tale that can feast, nestling in your mind and growing strong.... READ MORE
5 stars for sapphic lady knight
I'd rather break the world to fit you
Have I mentioned that lady knights are my weakness? I must have, it's a big part of my personality. Well, this lad... READ MORE
Not for Me
Unfortunately this book was not for me.
I wasn't hooked and I just didn't care about any of the characters. Also the world building and magic system was... READ MORE
History is rewritten by the victors…
I thought The Burning Kingdoms trilogy by Tasha Suri was wonderful, so I was really looking forward to this, but I was not expecting just quite how inventi... READ MORE
Rewriting your story
An Isle (alternative England) where stories are alive and you can be a part of them and keep the land alive, if you are an incarnate. Sounds like a wondero... READ MORE
A Tale of Love, Ink, and Rebellion… but not quite magic enough
Tasha Suri's 'The Isle in the Silver Sea is a gorgeously written story that blends romance, myth, and metafiction. The premise - two lovers trapped in a cu... READ MORE
the perfect fantasy with romance
Set in a fantasy world Britain, The Isle in the Silver Sea is written so beautifully with magic woven into every page; Truly stunning world building, deepl... READ MORE
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