La Tempête des échos by Christelle Dabos

Psychometry: The outstanding ability of the main character.“A hallucinatory marriage of Pride and Prejudice and A Game of Thrones.”-Matthew Skelton, author of the Endymion Spring books.Disguised in Drag: At one point Ophélie is lent a magic item for this purpose.Arranged Marriage: As in the title, 'A Winter's Promise' begins by the main character, Ophelia of Arche called Anima being betrothed to Thorn from another ark known as the Pole.Accent Relapse: Ophelia’s aunt is accidentally recognized to be Animist when she forgets to speak as instructed by Berenilda.The first volume, 'A Winter's Promise' contains examples of the following tropes: However, they have been there since the Rupture happened. Really 700 Years Old: Artemis, Farouk and all the family spirits mentioned throughout the series are described as people in their prime.Never Mess with Granny: the grandmother of Thorn was against his marriage to such an extent that she tried to frame Ophelia for poisoning.Played especially straight with Nihilists who were killed by Mirages because of their special ability, with Gail being the only survivor. Among them are Chroniclers, Invisibles, Persuasives and Narcotics. How the Mighty Have Fallen: several families of the Poles are excluded from living in the cities, public functions or voting due to the past misdeeds.Child of Two Worlds: Thorn’s parents are revealed to be Dragon on paternal side and Chronicler on maternal side.The series contains examples of the following tropes: 'The Storm of Echos' ('La Tempête des échos', 2019 English edition: 2021).'The Memory of Babel' ('La Mémoire de Babel', English edition: 2020).'The Missing of Clairdelune' ('Les Disparus du Clairdelune', 2015 English edition: 2019).'A Winter's Promise' ('Les Fiancés de l'hiver', 2013 English edition: 2018).Each Arche but one has a 'Family Spirit' (Esprit de Famille in French), gigantic humanoid immortals who possesses specific powers that are partially transmitted to their offspring who came to populate their Arche at the time of the story.

The story takes place in a world where the Earth was shattered in an event called 'La Déchirure', dividing it in 21 lands floating around the planet's core called 'Arches'. The Mirror Visitor ('La Passe-Miroir') is a French series of four books written by Christelle Dabos.

La Tempête des échos by Christelle Dabos