Obsidian

**FINALIST for the Compton Crook Award, 2023**Shade Nox is the only witch in a land of wizards – a fiend, a rogue, a wanted criminal.Defying those who think her an abomination, Shade wears her tattoos openly and carries obsidian blades at her hips. For years, she has protected the outcast clans who wander the blighted Wastes, but the land is growing more unstable and her blades are no longer enough.To save her people, Shade vows to raise a Veil of protection – a feat not accomplished in over a hundred years. But the magical Veils are said to belong to the Brotherhood church; if she succeeds in raising one, it will expose their lies. They swear to see her obliterated first.Treading a dangerous path where allies can be as deceitful as enemies, and where demons lurk in the shadows, Shade chases a vision which could lead to her people’s salvation… or her own destruction.File Under: Fantasy [ Tattoos At Dawn | Underestimated Women | Old Jealousies | The End of Whose World ]

encompassing a spectacular magic system, mystical urban legend, and profound mystery

"Electric character relationships and masterful worldbuilding

About the Author

Tegan Ashton Cohan is a classically trained actress, physical comedienne, and entrepreneur. A Wellesley College alumna, she's studied with Shakespeare & Company, The National Theatre Institute, and The Meisner Center, among others. She owns and operates Daizy the Clown & Company, bringing to her work a comedic timing honed over decades of professional clowning. She narrates and produces audiobooks as Howl at the Moon Audio. Her voice has been described as deliberate, spirited, and wry . . . "a little bubble-up with your shut-up!" In other pursuits, she raises money for charity by selling her homemade jams and runs a D&D game and a coven. She loves dogs and books.Sarah J. Daley is a former chef who lives and writes in the Chicago Metropolitan area with her husband and teenaged son. She earned a degree in landscape architecture from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana. Though she still enjoys the heat and chaos of a professional kitchen, she is now writing full-time. She enjoys traveling, creating costumes for comic con, riding the occasional horse, and streaming old sitcoms for background noise.

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