by Unveiling the new cover of Blood Over Bright Haven!
As I announced to my newsletter back in March, Blood Over Bright Haven has been acquired by Del Rey for re-release on October 29, 2024. And today, I’m thrilled to reveal the cover art for the new edition…
The hardback will feature red sprayed edges, gold and red foil on the jacket, an endpaper map and an interior illustration. If you’re in the US, you can pre-order your copy here (international links listed below the summary).
The first woman ever admitted to a prestigious order of mages unravels a secret conspiracy that could change the practice of magic forever in this standalone dark fantasy from the author of The Sword of Kaigen.
For twenty years, Sciona has devoted every waking moment to the study of magic, fueled by a mad desire to achieve the impossible: to be the first woman ever admitted to the High Magistry at the University of Magics and Industry.
When Sciona finally passes the qualifying exam and becomes a highmage, she finds her challenges have just begun. Her new colleagues are determined to make her feel unwelcome—and, instead of a qualified lab assistant, they give her a janitor.
What neither Sciona nor her peers realize is that her taciturn assistant was not always a janitor. Ten years ago, he was a nomadic hunter who lost his family on their perilous journey from the wild plains to the city. But now he sees the opportunity to understand the forces that decimated his tribe, drove him from his homeland, and keep the privileged in power.
At first, mage and outsider have a fractious relationship. But working together, they uncover an ancient secret that could change the course of magic forever—if it doesn’t get them killed first.
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If you know me from my indie work, you may have inferred that I’ve been more than happy with how my career has gone in self-publishing. As of 2020, I was pulling a livable income from The Sword of Kaigen, which freed me up to have a necessary three-year-long crisis of creative identity during which I explored a whole range of new projects, four of which I launched in 2023. Consequently, traditional publishing was not in my plans for 2024. I need to credit my agent, Seth Fishman, for being the first of several people to reach out to me last year and talk me into the idea. I’m still wrapping my head around how lucky I am that the pieces fell into place the way they did.
When it comes to my non-Bright-Haven projects, I’ll still be up to my usual indie routine (just released an audiobook and omnibus of my YA magical girl series, and we’ll have the annual SPFBO finalist sale later this month) but I’m so excited to be adding traditional publishing to the mix!
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