Magic and science. A great war between Art and Aether split the mighty city of Aesirium asunder. Generations later, exiled practitioners of the arts struggle against the beasts of the Wild from outside the city’s protective walls. How long can they survive?

A prophesy whispers of  a city united by hands of death herself.   Not a skeletal specter, but a 12 year old girl in a frilly dress. Heavy is the mantle of the Reaper on such young shoulders.  Can Rom face ancient foes, dangerous criminals, and her own destiny?  Or will she and all she loves perish?  Find out in The Chronicles of Aesirium.

Book 1: Reaper’s Return

Yearning for escape from tedious orphanage life, Rom and her best friend Kari discover that a little adventure can lead to a lot of trouble.  Out in the Wilds, destiny comes calling for the children. Can Rom sacrifice her dreams and even her life to save Kari?  Will the girls and their new friends be strong enough to do what must be done?

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Book 2: The Morrow Stone

The fate of the great city of of Aesirium rests upon three children.  Can they learn to use their talents and skills in time?  Magic, science, and intellect must come together to solve the mystery of The Morrow Stone.

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Book 3: The City of the Dead

Rom, Kari, and Cousins defend the town from escalating dangers. What terrifying force drives these attacks? Clues lead to beyond the dangerous Wild. The children journey out in search of answers, but find the City of the Dead.

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Book 4: Reaper’s Flight

Rom has left her home to search for another Reaper, a woman she knows only by the name Artifice. Instead she finds a new creature – one much harder to kill. Rom must once again turn to her friends, knowing that only with their help can they uncover this mystery and defeat the threat these sandmen pose to them all.

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Book 5: Into the Blink

When a mystery involving the Machines appears, Kari and Cousins must follow it west, further than any have traveled before. Meanwhile, Favo wrestles with his own inner demons, leading him back into a shadow of his former life. But what awaits him in the dark may be too much for even his impressive good luck to manage. Our heroes must act on their own, each struggling with their fate as the final pieces begin to fall into place.

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Book 6: The Crook and the Blade

Kari and Cousins struggle to survive the Machine War, and learn how the histories of the Machines and the people of Aesirium and Oldtown are hopelessly intertwined. Deception within the city of Aesirium may prove sufficient to bring the city down, and Rom returns just in time to face off against the evil which has threatened both cities for centuries.
The adventures of Rom, the young angel of death, come to a powerful conclusion in the sixth and final book of the Chronicles of Aesirium, the YA Steampunk Fantasy “The Crook and the Blade.”

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Quests & Answers

Find out how Cousins, the streetwise young seer, found himself in the middle of a dangerous game between Goya and Favo in “Everybody’s Cousin,” one of seven all new short stories by the founders of Talaria Press.

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