Overview

Three journeys of self-discovery; three stories of loss, love and adventure!

'Issues of queerness, coping with disability, and found family arise organically within the stories, signalling not a deconstruction of sword & sorcery, but a broader inclusivity.' - Ngo Vinh-Hoi, co-host of the Appendix N Book Club

In a divided city, the small but tough sell-sword Kaila and teenage con-artist Sebastien don their disguises and play their parts to get their own back on a religious cult. Ymke lives in exile in the war-torn north, where she learns the meaning of true strength and the price of hiding. As Sebastien is elevated to sainthood, the two young women find each other, and a new purpose for their talents.

'Intimate, literate and touching scenes erupt into visceral violence; I was reminded of Poe’s Hop-Frog.' - Ricardo Pinto, The Stone Dance of the Chameleon

'There is a sense of roguish humor mixed with the odd, effective drop of tragedy that drives these stories. . . and always from the classic sword & sorcery, bottom-up perspective of the outsider protagonists.' - Sword & Sorcery Magazine

'I’m a sucker for modern heroic fantasy, so I was glad to take a look. And what I found was a well-packaged collection.' - Black Gate 'A reaction to the musclebound masculinity, the unbridled machismo that is found and often-times put at the forefront of Sword & Sorcery.' - Rogues in the House podcast