The Firebird

What is true evil? How do you fight it? Since she was little, Lada wanted to be part of the Order of Fennarin, one of the warrior-monks who are the last bastion in a war against the demons and insurgents that threaten her island home. Yet to achieve her dream, Lada turned blood traitor, her decision leading to the death and exile of her family. Her betrayal comes to haunt her now, ten years later, when her elders demand that she oversees her brother Ailas’s trial. Lada feared him lost forever, thanks to his covenant with demons, which makes him anathema to her and her order. Will she deny her blood and uphold the order that’s become her family? Or will she listen to the whispers of the demons? After all, they might just be telling the truth – though a truth that may make her question everything, even the organisation to which she’s entrusted her very soul.

About the Author

Nerine Dorman is a South African author and editor of SFF currently residing in Cape Town. Her short fiction has been published in an assortment of anthologies, including the Midian Unmade: Tales of Clive Barker's Nightbreed (Tor Books); The Endless Ages Anthology for Vampire: The Masquerade (Onyx Path Publishing); Storm Constantine's Wraeththu mythos (Immanion Press); fiction commissions for the role-playing game company Storm Bunny Studios; and War Stories: New Military Science Fiction (Apex Publication), among others. Her YA fantasy novel Dragon Forged was a finalist in the South African 2017 Sanlam Youth Literature Prize, and she is the curator of the South African Horrorfest Bloody Parchment event and short story competition. Her short story "On the Other Side of the Sea" (Omenana, 2017) was nominated for a Hugo by Nerds of a Feather. In addition, she is a founding member of the SFF authors' co-operative Skolion, that has assisted authors such as Masha du Toit, Suzanne van Rooyen, Cristy Zinn and Cat Hellisen in their publishing endeavours.

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