#aro book

The ebook is available for pre-order on Amazon. The launch date is April 14th - that's when the paperback will be out, too. If you'd rather support your non-Amazon local indie bookshop, you will be able to order it from them a bit later, too (details when I have them, navigating this self-publishing crap is a tiny bit overwhelming, so one step at a time, but my understanding is that IngramSpark takes a bit longer).

Also, you can show the book some love by upvoting it on Reedsy Discovery, or adding it on your reading list on Goodreads and The Story Graph.

Anything helps, and nothing helps an indie author more than a review, even if you just write "I read this book".

Blurb:

When a deadly plague sweeps the land, the priests of the Parents accuse those deemed to have incurred the gods' wrath. Leiander, unmarried and with interests unbecoming to the woman people consider him to be, flees for his life.

With the Night Demon Kevv'ach by his side and his deepest wish undiminished, he journeys to the Great Lith, said to still channel the magic of the Parents. He will beseech the gods to remake his body in the image of the Father, so the world sees him as his true self:

Leiander.

,,A Natural History of Dragons" by Marie Brennan

Sooooo... This book thing I’ve been writing is now added to goodreads. (Though not showing up in searches yet, but the direct links work.)

So if you’d like to help a newbie author out, I have free advance reader copies (ARCs) to hand out in exchange for reviews. You can see the blurb in the screenshot below - DM me if you’re interested.

You get:

- a character-driven story in a medieval-ish low-fantasy setting; - one Leiander, a transgender aroace main character seeking to transition and just... live his life and maybe bake; - one Kevv’ach, a cinnamon roll Night Demon with partial amnesia who’s a bit of sweet tooth; - steadfast friends turned found family (and occasionally, a pair of mules); - absent gods who left behind mysterious blue monoliths; - strict gender roles dictating what jobs people have, what colors they wear, and what tattoos they get and a couple of fanatics hell-bent on enforcing them; - extensive travel through a plague-ravaged realm (I would brag about awesome fantasy maps here, but they will only be available in the final product, not the ARC); - a conspicuous lack of magic; or swords, or sorcery, or monsters of any sort (don’t call Night Demons monsters, you will hurt Kevv’s feelings) - even more giant statues; - a bunch of recipes to try for yourself, based on Romanian, Austrian, and... wherever cuisine baked goat cheese in walnut crust comes from; - named chapters! seven parts covering the legs of the journey! a pronunciation guide! extensive content warning! handy reference chart for timekeeping! a cameo appearance by my cat! eventually, I promise, a happy end!

Two and a half years later... this is really happening <3

I plan to release it on March 24th, hopefully all the bureaucratic wrinkles will be smoothed by then!

The Stones Stay Silent

When a deadly plague sweeps the land, the priests of the Parents accuse those deemed to have incurred the gods' wrath. Leiander, unmarried and with interests unbecoming to the woman people consider him to be, flees for his life.

With the Night Demon Kevv'ach by his side and his deepest wish undiminished, he journeys to the Great Lith, said to still channel the magic of the Parents. He will beseech the gods to remake his body in the image of the Father, so the world sees him as his true self: