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Isandor, City of Spires. Bickering merchant families vie for power through eccentric shows of wealth and brutal trading wars. Unspoken rules regulate their battles, but when an idealistic elven lord provokes the powerful Myrian Empire, all bets are off.They are outsiders, unbound by local customs, and no one knows how far they'll take their magic to dominate the city. Nobles and commoners alike must fight top reserve their home, even if the struggle shatters friendships, destroys alliances, and changes them irrevocably. City of Strife is the first installment of the City of Spires trilogy, a multi-layered political fantasy led by an all LGBTQIAP cast. Fans of complex storylines criss-crossing one another, strong friendships and found families will find everything they need within these pages.
About the Author
Squids, bread, and hot air balloon have little in common... except how much nerdy squeeing they can draw out of Claudie. Excitable and passionate, Claudie writes quirky science-fiction and fantasy that lets the best tropes shine through, haters be damned, and her love for sprawling casts invariably turns her novels into multi-storylined wonders.As an aromantic and asexual writer, she gives full breadth to stories that centre platonic relationships and is well-known for her database of aro and ace characters. Claudie is also a founding member of The Kraken Collective, a group of indie writers who love queer SFF, and she is devoted to its promotion.
