a young adult dark fantasy
After the Sun vanishes from the sky, 13-year-old Avor finds himself in a mythical Forest of mile-high trees. With only the glow of a newborn fairy to guide him, he embarks on a quest for home. However, his journey takes a perilous turn when he is ensnared by the Shama: A desperate matriarch seeking to protect her tribe of children from the vile beasts that inhabit this endless night. Knowing a fairy’s light can shield her children from the beasts, she traps Avor and his fairy in a lantern, hanging high over her city: a city carved into the boughs of a great Tree.
Avor’s only hope of escape is to befriend the children of the tribe and free them from the Shama’s web of lies. Together, they must uncover what mysteries befell their elders and the world, but every step they take threatens to extinguish his fairy’s light, for her brilliance is tied to her innocence . . . Can Avor find himself, forge true friendships, and escape the Shama’s clutches before her light runs out? Or is the world doomed to eternal night?
In recent publications, Forest of the Gods is comparable to Gods of the Wyrdwood. However, inspired by Eastern mythology, I would draw a closer comparison to James Cameron’s: Avatar in its world-building, experienced through the whimsical point of view of a Studio Ghibli film.
An alumni of the Algonkian “New York Pitch” in 2012, and the last Backspace Conference in 2013, I self-published my first novel, Progeny of Gods, in 2015. With the help of the BookTube community I was able to top Amazon’s best sellers list for epic fantasy at #7, opening week. I’ve also been published on huffpost.com as a guest contributor. After graduating from Michigan State University’s English program, I spent my 20’s in Chicago, but have just recently settled down with my loving husband in Michigan, eager to foster a career as a queer author.
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