A faint floral decoration under the text. The cover of Breathing Gods. The cover features golden filigree framing remniscent of illuminated manuscript detailing, and a cartoony art style with textured pen strokes. A heavily-armored Regent Elaina stands in a citadel courtyard, snarling. She is lit by the glow of her elaborate sword, Brightfate, and the sun and the stars swirling through the blackened sky. The cover of Breathing Gods. The cover features golden filigree framing remniscent of illuminated manuscript detailing, and a cartoony art style with textured pen strokes. A heavily-armored Regent Elaina stands in a citadel courtyard, snarling. She is lit by the glow of her elaborate sword, Brightfate, and the sun and the stars swirling through the blackened sky.

Breathing Gods

Heralds of Rhimn, Book 4

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This book includes depictions of blood and wounds, minor character limb loss, a situation that is something between divine possession and body theft, depictions of Navaeli’s childhood, Morekai realizing that putting his love interest in his niece’s body was a bad idea, mild sexism (matriarchy flavored), mild fantasy xenophobia, a bit of incidental non-gender related deadnaming for a character who changes their name, the drudgery of war, lots of fire, people getting killed, gods getting killed, and systemic wrongs. This is a queer book, and it sometimes touches on queer themes. It portrays polyamory too. Hooray!

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A dark hour falls over Rhimn as the war in Gadhi rages on. With Ainzel missing from their place of command, General Morekai prepares the Ashen Army to make its final advance on Talimour — and under his plan, a goddess will lead the charge.

Thanks to Morekai’s deception, Silamir has wrested Navaeli’s body from her once more. While the goddess celebrates her return and prepares to take vengeance on the Irongardhe, Navaeli herself struggles to escape the void-realm of the Cycle, learning the history of the world Pre-Reckoning and a few secrets about the fluid nature of divinity as well.

Separated from their dear friend, Crislie and Meparik are forced to stand on their own and see the fighting through.

A despondent Crislie skirts around Silamir’s sardonic affections and the chaos of the army under Morekai’s command. Parley with the courtleaders may bring her more control over the situation, and her only invitation into their politics relies on Gildhe; Meparik’s eldest sibling, heir to the Frostbitten Court, and Crislie’s steadfast companion through bloodshed and battle-fear. Gildhe knows she’s holding out for Navaeli, but it’s their smitten devotion against Crislie’s self-destructive loyalty . . .

Trapped in Talimour again, with Navaeli’s sacrifice behind him and Summer Herald Ainzel’s execution on the horizon, Meparik strives to save whoever he can before it’s too late.

And he’s not the only one with regret on his mind. Finally seeing through the stubborn lies that had upheld her life and career, Knight Atevia is willing to bear any cost to live in line with her morals again. Working with a knight won’t be easy, but since when has anything ever been easy for Meparik?

Nobody knows what a world without the sun will look like. But as the war burns through the very heart of Gadhi, one thing is certain.

Gods will answer for their crimes.




A chapter header designed in a floral style reminiscent of illuminated pages from medieval manuscripts. There is a portrait section surrounded by vines; the character within is Navaeli, a girl in a pale purple headscarf secured at the bottom with a bead. She smiles out from a dark void.

A chapter header designed in a floral style reminiscent of illuminated pages from medieval manuscripts. There is a portrait section surrounded by vines; the character within is Crislie, a young woman with dark, curly hair and a litany of scars, the worst of which seals her left eye shut. She scowls over a field of golden wheat.

A chapter header designed in a floral style reminiscent of illuminated pages from medieval manuscripts. There is a portrait section surrounded by vines; the character within is Meparik, a grumpy feyrie child standing in front of a wall of golden windows. He has the hood of his gold cloak drawn up over most of his face, peering out with one skeptical eye..

A map of Rhimn from the book, set in a floral frame on a page with a gently aged texture.
A chapter header page sample from Breathing Gods. The page is from chapter four, and the floral header image frames a picture of Gildhe standing uneasily in front of a building with golden glass windows and ivy creeping up the stone walls.
A glossary page sample from Ember Warrior. It explains the etyomology between several character names as follows; Ainzel (ain-SUL) — A name of mixed origin, often translated as “one hero,” and known best from “Ainzel feyrietales” orally recited by Ulluic courts. An Ainzel tale features an anonymous feyrie protagonist, always dubbed “Ainzel,” who tricks someone unpleasant and lives to tell the tale. Folklorists debate endlessly about which tales are grounded in real events, which tales are morality lessons, and which tales are pure fancy. Airasia (ay-RAH-see-ah) — An Ulluic name which means “divinely favored.” This name is considered gender-neutral and is popular in the Hybirah region. Alevar (al-LEH-var) — A Gadhian name associated with butterflies. Alaezel (al-LAY-zel) — An Ulluic name best translated as “miraculous one.” A common name for children who were not expected to survive birth.



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