Death’s Emissary
Only a pact with Death can give Scarlet a second chance at life—and the power she needs to save the last of her family.
When sixteen-year-old Scarlet is nearly killed by a tyrannical god, the cost of survival is to bind herself in service of the goddess Death. Though now obligated to do Death’s bidding, Scarlet also gains what she’s always desired—someone to teach her magic.
With her newfound strength as a fire mage, she must rescue her mother from the god who nearly took her life, Riordan, before he’s able to extract the secret her mother holds: the key to unfathomable power and the ability to take down the other gods of Quintras.
But slaying a god is no simple task, and Scarlet can’t do it alone.
When she finds kinship with a reluctant seer and joins forces with a rebel faction that shares her quest to destroy the god that terrorizes his own kingdom, she thinks they have a chance of overcoming the impossible odds. That is, if her bond to Death doesn’t hold her back…
How can Scarlet win her freedom in time to save her mother—and the world—from Riordan’s grasp?
Inferno Incarnate
Slaying a god was only the beginning…
When Scarlet defeated the tyrant god Riordan, fulfilling her pact with the goddess of Death, she thought she—and the kingdom—would be free.
But the true battle has just begun.
As Riordan’s army marches back to confront the Vanguard, she fears the rebellion will lose their tenuous hold on the kingdom’s capital.
The approaching troops are far from the only threat, as Ange, a friend-turned-foe, vies to become the ruler of the whole continent—a queen with the power of all the gods.
Scarlet must race to recruit allies before it’s too late to protect her newly-reunited family. Amidst it all, she seeks to bring the boy she loves back to life.
But to do so, she must make another deal with a god… and this time, it could cost her everything.
What will Scarlet sacrifice to gain the power she needs to save her kingdom and everyone she loves?
QueerSpec
Queer joy. Queer rage. Queer resilience.
Eight speculative fiction stories by queer Albertan writers explore these themes and so much more. Dive into fantasy, science fiction, alternative history, and paranormal tales starring characters such as knights, mages, a bisexual cowboy, a necrobotanist, a grumpy (and heroic) Scottish lesbian, and Edmontonian high schoolers fighting the arachnid threat.
In tumultuous times, queer people come together and persevere—whether in fiction or real life.
This is a charity anthology with 100% of the royalties being donated to a trans affirming legal fund to defend queer rights in Alberta.
