Stars Burning
The Exiles Trilogy is a multi-pov epic fantasy series with a connected story that follows four main characters on their struggles after being exiled from their homes, their loved ones and even their nations too.
The Exiles Trilogy is a multi-pov epic fantasy series with a connected story that follows four main characters on their struggles after being exiled from their homes, their loved ones and even their nations too.
Ashley Capes is a poet, novelist and teacher living in Victoria. He teaches Media and Music Production, and has played in a metal band. He has worked in an art gallery and music retail. Aside from reading and writing, Ashley loves volleyball and Studio Ghibli - and Magnum PI, easily one of the greatest television shows ever made. He is the author of five poetry collections and two novels and was poetry editor for Page Seventeen from issues 8 to 10. He also moderates online renku group Issa's Snail. You can see more of his work at his website www.ashleycapes.com
The Exiles Trilogy is a multi-pov epic fantasy series with a connected story that follows four main characters on their struggles after being exiled from their homes, their loved ones and even their nations too.
Stay hidden. Stay alive. Stay free. Penny has a power people would kill to possess. Fire magic forces her to hide in the shadows of the city of Brittlekeep, her only solace a mysterious talking locket that gives her hints about her lost family. She lives a lonely, cautious existence until her discovery of a dragon's tooth changes everything. Brittlekeep's master is a dark mage willing to do anything to seize Penny's magic and her dragon's tooth. Fleeing the city is her only recourse. But outside the city walls, her safety is hardly guaranteed. As tales of her fire magic continue to spread and her locket is stolen, Penny soon learns that it's not just dark mages who want to capture her. Desperate rebels are hunting her for her power. With danger closing in from all sides, can Penny outwit her pursuers and find her family, or is her freedom destined to go up in smoke? The Moss Dragon of Brittlekeep is an exciting coming-of-age fantasy novella. If you love adventure, dragons, and tales of impossible odds, pick up The Moss Dragon of Brittlekeep!
Never and Rikeva are stranded. Defeating the Burnished King has come at a heavy cost. Never and Rikeva find themselves trapped in the time of his ancestors, captured by Amouni Guardians. Guardians who immediately brand Never as a mongrel – and Rikeva as a worthless, ‘untamed’ commoner. Yet before seeking their execution, the Amouni decide to harvest Never’s blood in order to further the goals of their purity-obsessed empire. Discovering the hard way that his powers are no longer the peerless advantage they once were, Never is forced to cooperate with untrustworthy allies on a desperate quest to escape and keep Rikeva safe long enough to find their way home… if one actually exists.
Freedom. Magic. Vengeance. Vilas is a man consumed by anger. Kept prisoner in the city that slaughtered his people, he dreams of the day his magic is unsealed so he can burn everything to ash. When the city’s queen asks for his help hunting down rebel cultists, he agrees in exchange for his freedom, his magic, and a night in her bed. Given access to only a fraction of his magic and forced to work alongside a jailor who can seal it entirely, a quick escape is impossible. Vilas knows his freedom hinges on his wits—and his self control. But every day he’s reminded of the horrors done to his people, testing the limits of his restraint. Can Vilas outwit the queen and have his revenge on the city, or will his all-consuming rage be his undoing? Knee-Deep in Cinders is a thrilling, standalone dark fantasy novel. If you love morally grey characters, underdogs, and quests for vengeance, lose yourself in Knee-Deep in Cinders!
Winner, IP Picks Best Poetry, 2010 Reeve's poetry has a depth of insight and resonating meaning that rewards reflection.
A journal of contemporary free verse poetry by Australian and international poets, on the topic of the sacred and profane aspects of life; poems about madness, beauty, memory, love and loss.
Poetry. RUIN is one of the first poetry collections in the world to explore the epic tragedy of the Iraq War (2003--20 ). Using four distinctive voices, and constructed almost as a thriller, Roberta Lowing's 55 poems re-create the devastating invasion and years of betrayal and heartbreak--and moments of hope and illumination--endured by Iraqi civilians and American soldiers. RUIN pays tribute to the Twentieth Century's greatest humanist poets and resonates with the influences of Neruda, Levertov, Celan and more. This work is of our time for our time, a collection which expresses the anxieties and aspirations of all those who resist the dark forces shaking our world.
Highly Commended, IP Picks Best Poetry, 2010 The author's engagement with science as a medical practitioner helps her appreciation and penetration of social issues facing contemporary Jews and migrants to Australia.