Rarkyn Trilogy

Monster, her mind whispered again. She sensed the darkness twitch inside her; gathering its strength to consume her. Soon."A stunning debut." Aurealis Magazine"Steeped in other-worldly magic and adventure." Andromeda Spaceways MagazineAn orphan bent on revenge. A monster searching for freedom. A forbidden pact that binds their fates.Lyss has heard her father's screams, smelled the iron-tang of his blood. She witnessed his execution.And plotted her revenge.Then, a violent encounter traps Lyss in a blood-pact with a rarkyn from the otherworld, imbuing her with the monster's forbidden magic-a magic that will erode her sanity.To break the pact, she and the rarkyn must journey to the heart of the Empire.All that stands in their way are the mountains, the Empire's soldiers, and Lyss' uneasy alliance with the rarkyn.But horrors await them on the road-horrors even rarkyns fear.The most terrifying monster isn't the one Lyss travels with.It's the one that's awoken inside her. Monsters of a feather flock together.THE RARKYN'S FAMILIAR is an epic, dark fantasy perfect for fans of Andrzej Sapkowski's THE WITCHER, Leigh Bardugo's GRISHAVERSE and Brandon Sanderson's MISTBORN.Awards:2023 Sir Julius Vogel Award Winner (Best Youth Novel)2022 Foreward INDIES Book of the Year Bronze Winner (Young Adult Fiction)2022 Aurealis Award Finalist (Best Young Adult Novel)2022 Indie Ink Award Winner (Best Friendship)2022 Indie Ink Award Winner (Prettiest Prose)2022 Indie Ink Award Winner (Side Character MVP)2022 Indie Ink Award Finalist (Best Debut)2022 Indie Ink Award Finalist (Best Morally Grey Character)2022 Indie Ink Award Finalist (Writing the Future We Need: Mental Health Representation)

They survived mancers. They survived monsters. They survived the Storm. With the mountains behind them and Illredus on the horizon, they thought the hardest part of the journey over. They were wrong. Outlawed and on the run, Lyss struggles to control her new and volatile magic. A magic that will destroy her. Her only hope: Find the last remaining witch to tame it. Her only clue: Buried in Illredus. City of mancers. Capital of the Empire. Together, she and Skaar descend into Illredus' underbelly and discover a warren of illegal magics and the monstrous legacy Lyss' father left behind. As truth, loyalties, and magic clash, Lyss must decide how far she'll go to exact justice in her father's name… And how far she'll fall to rule the power inside her once and for all.