But thanks to SPFBO and receiving an ARC for book two in this series, A Shade Of Madness, that got my ass in gear and made me realise, why oh why did I leave it this long!? I got this book last year and it has been sitting on my bookshelf impatiently for a good while. The Ashes of Avarin is a sprawling epic fantasy series where religion and politics are one, griffin riders roam the skies, and a looming blight threatens to tear everything down. But when the land itself begins to wither away, Nasha might be the only answer. A cursed hunter and a lifelong outcast, she has always struggled. In the clanlands, where death is considered a necessity, Nasha fights to prove she belongs. After losing those closest to him, however, he must either work with the king or convince the Church to deem his loved ones worthy if they are to have a chance at resurrection. Prince Adrian has never been pious or on good terms with his father. She can’t escape this enemy, but to fight it, Lynn must risk being found and branded a traitor by her old order. Lynn, a rogue griffin rider, has uncovered a deadly madness that threatens to destroy the Domain. But in a tide of madness and ruin, life is a fragile thing. Jemisin and many, many others, decided to create his own.The worthy are immortal.

He could never wait for the next world to dive into, so, after being (indirectly) urged on by the (printed) words of Joe Abercrombie, Mark Lawrence, Patrick Rothfuss, N.

No matter the medium, what kept him coming back was always his love for story. He has inhabited everywhere from Middle-earth and Azeroth to the planes of Dominaria, Ravnica and Tarkir. Thiago was born in Brazil but grew up in the fantasy worlds from the stories he kept in his mind. Thiago holds that as a special accomplishment. The prequel novella, A Prelude to Ashes, was one of two novellas that inspired prominent booktuber Petrik Leo to do a top 10 novellas video. His debut novel, A Touch of Light, won SFF Addict’s best indie novel award of 2022 and is also a SPFBO 8 finalist. Thiago is the author of the Ashes of Avarin series that includes a prequel novella (A Prelude to Ashes), two published novels (A Touch of Light, A Shade of Madness) and two upcoming novels (A Twist of Faith, A Promise of Dawn).

A Touch of Light by Thiago Abdalla