Bone Weaver
Author: Aden Polydoros
Format: Paperback, 130mm x 200mm, 294g, 400 pages
Published: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd, Australia, 2024
Magic, monsters, and much political upheaval abound in this dark fantasy about a girl whose unique power has the potential to help save her friends - and an empire.
The Kosa empire roils in tension, on the verge of being torn apart by a proletarian revolution between magic-endowed elites and the superstitious lower class, but seventeen-year-old Toma lives blissfully disconnected from the conflict in the empire with her adoptive family of benevolent undead.
When she meets Vanya - a charming commoner branded as a witch by his own neighbours - and the dethroned Tsar Mikhail himself, the unlikely trio bonds over trying to restore Mikhail's magic and protect the empire from the revolutionary leader, Koschei, whose forces have stolen the castle. Vanya has his magic and Mikhail has his title, but if Toma can't dig deep and find her power in time, all of their lives will be at Koschei's mercy.
Aden Polydoros is an award-winning author who transitioned from female-to-male when he was 14. After going 'stealth' for over 10 years, he came out as transgender in order to support trans youth and vocalize how transitioning saved his life. His YA gothic fantasy novel, The City Beautiful, won the Sydney Taylor Book Award and was a finalist for the Lambda Award, the National Jewish Book Award, the Cybils Award, the South Carolina Book Award, and the 2022 World Fantasy Award.
Author: Aden Polydoros
Format: Paperback, 130mm x 200mm, 294g, 400 pages
Published: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd, Australia, 2024
Magic, monsters, and much political upheaval abound in this dark fantasy about a girl whose unique power has the potential to help save her friends - and an empire.
The Kosa empire roils in tension, on the verge of being torn apart by a proletarian revolution between magic-endowed elites and the superstitious lower class, but seventeen-year-old Toma lives blissfully disconnected from the conflict in the empire with her adoptive family of benevolent undead.
When she meets Vanya - a charming commoner branded as a witch by his own neighbours - and the dethroned Tsar Mikhail himself, the unlikely trio bonds over trying to restore Mikhail's magic and protect the empire from the revolutionary leader, Koschei, whose forces have stolen the castle. Vanya has his magic and Mikhail has his title, but if Toma can't dig deep and find her power in time, all of their lives will be at Koschei's mercy.
Aden Polydoros is an award-winning author who transitioned from female-to-male when he was 14. After going 'stealth' for over 10 years, he came out as transgender in order to support trans youth and vocalize how transitioning saved his life. His YA gothic fantasy novel, The City Beautiful, won the Sydney Taylor Book Award and was a finalist for the Lambda Award, the National Jewish Book Award, the Cybils Award, the South Carolina Book Award, and the 2022 World Fantasy Award.