THE CHAOS CONSTELLATION: THE GRYPHON KING

THE GRYPHON KING, is an adult dark fantasy with romantic elements that combines the queer representation of THE PRIORY OF THE ORANGE TREE with a Turkic-inspired HOUSE OF THE DRAGON.

Bataar was only a child when he killed a gryphon, making him a legend across the red steppe. Now he is the formidable Bataar Rhah, ruling over the continent that once scorned his people. After a string of improbable victories, he turns his sights on the wealthy, powerful kingdom of Dumakra and their vicious pegasus-mounted warriors.

Nohra Zultama has no fear of the infamous warlord who marches on her city. She and her sisters are Harpy Knights, goddess-blessed and lethal. But as deceit and betrayal swirl through her father's court, she soon learns the price of complacency. With Dumakra under Bataar's rule, Nohra vows to take revenge - yet her growing closeness to the rhah's wife, Qaira, threatens to undo her resolve.

When rioting breaks out and strange beasts incite panic, Nohra must fight alongside Bataar to keep order, her mixed feelings towards the man she's sworn to kill becoming ever more complicated. Old evils are rising. Only together will Nohra and Bataar stand a chance against the djinn, ghouls, and monsters that threaten to overrun their world.

Inspired by the diverse Turkic cultures of Southwest Asia, this gorgeously written fantasy is sure to sweep readers off their feet.

Sara Omer is a Pushcart Prize-nominated author and the Associate Fiction Editor for Orion's Belt, with poetry/prose in PodCastle, The Dark, Apparition Lit, Small Wonders, BSF Horizons, and others. THE GRYPHON KING is loosely inspired by the family stories, culture, and history shared by her father, an Iraqi immigrant.