T. L. Shreffler "Sora's Quest: The Cat's Eye Chronicles #1" PDF

As a member of the nobility, Sora had always dreamed of adventure. Instead, she became proficient in the ways of a Lady. Now aged seventeen, she is required to select a husband and marry. She decides to run away, but just as she leaves, she is kidnapped by a mysterious man.

Sora is thrown into a world of magical folk, esoteric jewellery and forgotten traditions. She finds herself at the mercy of a dangerous assassin, haunted by an even darker past. She longs for freedom, but he won't release her. Not when the only thing that can save his life is her Cat's Eye necklace.

But this is no ordinary necklace: it is an ancient device with the ability to steal souls.

Sora's Quest is a YA Fantasy adventure written in the spirit of Tamora Pierce, Sarah J. Maas and Maria V. Snyder, and was winner of the SKOW Best Fantasy Award 2006.