My Quill, My Blade
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In the Kingdom of Illydria, Gehann is a young bard in exile who finds herself dragged against her will into the political turmoils of the country. Amidst the threat posed by the mysterious cult of Ksume and by a potential military invasion by the Shelian Empire, she tries to start anew, to find a new chosen family, friends, and love.
The novel revolves around several topics, including, but not limited to:
Grief, exile, cultural differences, social expectations, parental expectations, found family, racial supremacy, xenophobia, the strength of community, overcoming differences, religion distorted into a tool of oppression, religion used as a catalyst for resistance and liberation, class interests, queer relationships, polyamory, gender and gender identity, cultural perceptions of gender.
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