Stories of Faerth
Anthology book series by Felix Graves
Welcome to Faerth: Earth’s twin planet and a mystical place populated by all manner of faeries, including pixies, elves, water nymphs, merfolk, sirens, and imps. The denizens here measure their lives by centuries, and the energy of their own lifeforce feeds the magic that powers their homes and cities.
Long ago, a single planet was home to both humans and faeries. Magic abounded in nature and all creatures lived in harmony. When a beam of pure energy hit the planet it was rent in two—splitting the magical and non-magical apart—creating two identical planets along the same orbital path, separated by the sun.
Farzana's Spite
A Stories of Faerth Novel
Life is about as good as it gets for an anxious and depressed bastard stripped of any social benefits of her caste. Farzana has a cushy job, a wonderful best friend, and a mother and younger brother who love her to bits. Then the faerie who abandoned her mother before she was born—the father she always hoped to meet—returns, brutally murders the royal family, and seizes the crown for himself. That comfortable life? Shattered.
Slowly but inevitably, both the country and Farzana’s life are dragged into a terrifying and lethal storm of chaos. If someone doesn’t step up soon to set things right, there won’t be much left worth saving.
Farzana’s Spite is a queer dark fantasy featuring a diverse cast doing their best to stay alive during a traumatic and tumultuous period. A blend of tragedy, romance, and mystery, this story was written for anyone ever made to believe they were broken beyond repair, and needs a story to kill that thought once and for all.
Cover by Fay Lane
The Killing Song
(Book 1 in The Songs of Faerth duology)
Romada, a fiercely independent water nymph pirate captain, is looking forward to retirement. After sailing the seas for over 50 years with her siren girlfriend, Neiara, as well as with her adoptive big brother, Injago, for the five decades prior, she's tired of the high-stakes life. Unfortunately, the high-stakes life isn't done with her or her loved ones yet.
When the crown prince of Ostrana is assassinated by a siren, the elven kingdom imprisons all known sirens in camps. Soon after, Injago and Romada mistakenly lead Neiara into a trap that tears her away from them, and Romada succumbs to a depressive darkness that has threatened her mind since childhood. It's up to Injago to keep the crew and ship safe and steady on the path to finding and rescuing Neiara.
As time goes on, Romada and Injago realize that no one else is willing to find and liberate these camps, and they have a choice to make. They can attempt to free all sirens of their wrongful imprisonment, or abandon these lost souls in reckless pursuit of their stolen family member.
Cover by Fay Lane
Color Unknown
A Stories of Faerth Short
From the moment they opened their eyes, color unknown, they had been surrounded by death. Or rather, not so much death as a lack of life. The merfae who was chosen to nurture them upon their birth had turned to stone as soon as they made eye contact; their earliest memory was of the merfae's eyes turning grey as the stone spread from the point of infection, exploding outward and consuming them. As the newly spawned merfae floated, suspended in the ocean, they watched as the statue drifted down, down, down, embraced by the depths.
Soot has come a long way since then, but the one constant has been their loneliness. After a chance encounter with a color blind pirate, that all changes. What starts out as a friendly meeting turns into a kidnapping and Soot soon learns that where they see their affliction as a curse, the pirates see it as a biological weapon to wield against their enemies. Amidst the killing and the anguish and guilt, Soot is confronted with something entirely new: friendship.
Cover by Adik Graves
The Princess & Her Shadow
A Stories of Faerth Short
Princess Kafla of The Kingdom of Percella is delighted to meet her first personal bodyguard, trained by the esteemed Shadow Cult. But beautiful, stern-faced Milia is a surprise. For one, she's the same age as Kafla. And for another... Well. Kafla wasn't expecting to fall for her bodyguard, but life rarely goes the way you intend.
Follow Princess Kafla and her Shadow through 5 decades of youth, growth, and inevitable tragedy. Because you don't get to choose who you love, and you don't get to choose your own happy ending.
Cover by Felix Graves