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Carys, gifted seer and third generation witch, sees danger coming when she casts the cards for Asil Ozdemir, the prince of Vasi. Four days later, a ship arrives in the harbor bearing an envoy and soldiers from the forgotten Empire to the south, claiming to come to trade and learn. However, the spirits that guide Carys have shown her the more sinister ambition that drives them. Carys can see they will not stop until Vasi, and all the Kingdoms of Dawn, are ruled by the southern Empire. Carys' power is growing, but her mentor died years ago and her training was incomplete; will strength alone be enough to stop them?SEER OF THE STRAIT is the first book in the Seers of Dawn by debut author Drea Talley.

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The lengthening of the days, the warming of the earth—there is so much promise in the return of Spring.Rituals of Spring is a fantasy anthology featuring stories by Jessica Brawner, Nikki Flynn, Drea Talley, and other talented writers. A great spell is cast to turn the seasons. A pair of thieves sneak into a Spring ball. A brave fairy goes looking for her Queen. A woman confronts her grief amidst the cherry blossoms. These tales and more await you in this collection that examines the themes of renewal, rebirth, and new beginnings. Set in fantasy lands both familiar and new, these stories encapsulate moments of change during the time of year when winter's hold on the world breaks and life blooms again.

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So, why are we here?I spent years thinking about a small press. The idea first came to me when I was in grad school and I started my classes on the publishing process. The publishing industry is…well, it has some flaws. As all industries do, really.

Trad publishing didn’t seem very friendly to adult speculative fiction writers (meaning writers who wrote adult fiction as opposed to, say, young adult fiction), particularly if those writers wanted to write stories that didn’t mirror the most popular series already on the market. I’m not saying there was no home for adult speculative fiction in the traditional publishing world, just that there weren’t many. And we're not going to get started on the whole women authors being shoehorned into YA debate.And then came the DOJ vs [REDACTED] in 2022. I followed that case closely, given that I was an aspiring novelist and pursuing a degree focused on writing and publishing. The revelations from that case were staggering, and it became very apparent that while traditional publishing had the advantage of benefiting from the systems already in place for their authors, the big publishing houses really don’t care that much anymore. They want to publish more authors, because if the numbers don’t go up you’re not being a good capitalist, but they failed so many of their authors. Over half of the titles [REDACTED] published in 2021 sold less than a dozen copies.So I started thinking – I could try putting together an indie press. I care. I care a great deal. I want to see new stories from authors that want to share their views of fantasy. I want to see fresh takes on old tropes, a spectrum of characters from different ethnicities, a rainbow of identities and representation, and worlds that aren’t just magic versions of medieval or modern England. I talked to people, I agonized, I made plans.And now we’re here. I forgot a couple things, and need to fix an item or two, but it’s time to make the most of this adventure.Yours in enchantment,Drea Talley
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