Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky, 1)

Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky, 1) by Roanhorse, Rebecca. library edition. ISBN: 9781643588575.

"In the holy city of Tova, the winter solstice is usually a time for celebration and renewal, but this year it coincides with a solar eclipse, a rare celestial event proscribed by the Sun Priest as an unbalancing of the world. Meanwhile, a ship launches from a distant city bound for Tova and is set to arrive on the solstice. The captain of the ship, Xiala, is a disgraced Teek whose song can calm the waters around her as easily as it can warp a mans mind. Her ship carries one passenger"--