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After finishing the Astral Kingdoms, I wanted to write something much smaller, more intimate. Something where the stakes are personal and quiet compared to killing gods. I also wanted to make people cry. VOW OF ASHES, a novella of a dying woman and the vow she demands of her husband, is that book.

It's a story of a woman whose body gives healing, and of a Royal Court that would deny her dignity in death. A story of her husband, vowing to bring her to the sea, so only the waves may have her. PRE-ORDER LINK: www.amazon.com/Vow-Ashes-Da...

I would be remise if I didn't thank @skyladawn.ca for the fantastic cover art. I also should thank her for having the brilliant idea of "hey, shouldn't we put some embers on the cover for the book about ashes and pyres?" Yes. Yes we should.

I suppose I should make it clear why I wanted to make people cry beyond, like, being evil. My family watches a movie together every Friday, and it was about the time I was coming up with VOW OF ASHES that we were watching a run of anime films, starting with Your Name.

Your Name wrecked my household, and immediately led to films like Suzume, Weathering With You, A Silent Voice, etc. Films that (mostly) contained some supernatural elements but also very much building up to a nice, satisfying cry by the end of it.