Battle of Wind and Fire

Written in collaboration by Miranda Kate, Michael Wombat, Victoria Pearson & Lisa Shambrook

Four heroes, four quests, one mission: save the Summer Realm

The Summer Realm’s Minister of Secrets and Lies, Ulysses Rasselas, fears things are spiralling out of control; the attacks on the coast are relentless, the army scattered, and he hasn’t heard from his agents in weeks, while the cockatrices grow ever bolder.

Ash, the spy, was last seen stealing a Tatankamul and disappearing into the Saher accompanied by Councillor Cooperson’s son. But the desert without a guide is a death sentence; he only hopes Ash has an exit strategy.

Tricky, the agent pulled from another world, has been spotted in High Vebren, no doubt on some kind of tree business. Reports that both she and the recluse, Wren, were seen conversing with Bathsheba, the Mage of Tane, makes Rasselas uneasy. Battie is a wild card, and he can’t be sure she’s actually aiding his agents.

And since grounding all commercial airships, Cleaveskull and his crew have dropped off the radar. Without a report from the parrot Rasselas planted in their group, all he can do is trust that they’ve managed to acquire the ingredients needed to save the Summer Realm and were on their way.

The battle is coming. Rasselas just prays they’ll be ready for it.

Agents of Secrets and Lies is the first book in the Summer Realm series, an epic fantasy with dark themes, containing an array of LGBTQIA+ characters, disabled people living their best lives, and bad-ass women. A steampunk adventure story that will keep you reading into the night.