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The Wings of Ashtaroth

Steve Hugh Westenra

SHORT SUMMARY

Prince Ashtaroth, Qemassen's supposed saviur, is plagued by visions of demons that may or may not be realA queer, political epic fantasy for fans of ancient history and Game of Thrones. Carthage-inspired.

ONE QUOTE TO CONVINCE YOU

Uta gave the lantern a whirl—her own moment of whimsy—and the patterns in the metal twirled across the walls of her cubiculum. Suddenly, the room was plain no longer. A frenzy of dancing shapes—moons, lotuses, palms—replaced the images that had once lived here, and which now only haunted the space. A palimpsest of fire.

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MAIN GENRE:

BOOK TYPE:

AGE RANGE:

Dark Fantasy

First in a Series

Adult

SUBGENRE(S):

LGBTQ+, Epic, Grimdark, Fantasy

ROMANCE LEVEL:

No Romance

ENDING TYPE:

POV:

No Romance

Third Person Limited, Multi POV

AI GENERATED CONTENT?

No

REPRESENTATION:

Chronic Pain Author, BIPOC Character(s), Chronic Pain Character(s), Disabled Author, Disabled Characters, Diverse Characters, LGBTQ+ Author, LGBTQ+ Characters, Mental Health, Neurodivergent Author, Non-Binary Characters, Neurodivergent Character(s), Non-Verbal Character(s), Plus Size, Sapphic, Strong Female Lead, Trans Author, Trans Character(s)

TROPE(S):

Arranged Marriage, Antiheroes & Villains, Dysfunctional Family, Emotional Scars, Kingdoms & Monarchies, Morally Grey, Political Intrigue, Plot Twists, Mercenaries & Assassins, Secret Identities, Things Aren’t What They Seem, Tragedy

CONTENT WARNINGS + POTENTIAL TRIGGERS:

Sexual assualt, child death, graphic violence, gore, abuse

AUTHOR NOTE(S):

Steve is a trans author of fantasy, science fiction, and horror (basically, if it’s weird he writes it).

He grew up on the eldritch shores of Newfoundland, Canada, and currently lives and works in (the slightly less eldritch) Montreal. He holds advanced degrees in Russian Literature, Medieval Studies, and Religious Studies. His current academic work focuses on marginalized reclamations of monstrous figures. He teaches the History of Satan and Religion and its Monsters.

In 2018, Steve’s lesbian Viking novel, Ash, Oak, and Thorn, was selected for the Pitch Wars mentoring program and agent showcase. During Pitch Wars, Steve was lucky to receive mentorship from fellow queer author, K. A. Doore.

His queer horror comedy, The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle, was mentored by Mary Ann Marlowe in the inugural #Queeryfest class.

Steve is passionate about queer representation, Late Antiquity, and spiders.