Welcome to our Saturday Spotlight feature where we at Read Indie Fantasy will be hosting a new spotlight every Saturday to showcase the incredible talent of self-published fantasy authors!
Please welcome Gabrielle Steele and Reborn in Ash: A Thellian Standalone Fantasy Novel, featuring a tenacious thief who must navigate the changes brought about by magic’s return.
Magic abandoned humanity millennia ago. Now it returns, bringing ruin to a wanted thief, and her chance for redemption.
When ash fell like snow, everyone it touched grew ill with fever. Most died. Ada Renwick didn’t. She endured the ash plague, food shortages, and brutal riots, only for one merchant’s greed to threaten her livelihood. To keep her jewellery business afloat, Ada turned to thievery. Now she wants revenge.
Breaking into the merchant’s manor, Ada discovers unfamiliar gems that carry a shocking truth. Earth magic hides within them, and she can wield it. But the first time she does, she makes a mistake that leaves a man dead.
Sickened by her crime and hunted for it, Ada runs. Yet, using magic feels as natural as breathing. She’ll do anything to keep it, even join a war she wants no part of. It’s not until Ada meets a woman who can wield fire magic that she realises some things are worth fighting for.
But fire burns anything that gets too close.
Reborn in Ash by Gabrielle Steele is a standalone dark epic fantasy novel releasing on 23rd October. For more information, including a look at the first chapter and content warnings, please visit the author’s website.
About the Author
Gabrielle Steele lives in Essex, UK with her husband and two mischievous younglings. She writes epic fantasy and speculative shorts, pitting poor souls against dragons, gods, and the occasional horde of squirrels. You can find more about her writing and social media links on thellian.com. When not writing, Gabrielle can be found chugging along on her mobility scooter, fashionably dressed in a rain poncho whenever the British weather decides to become her villain origin story.
- Website: Thellian.com
- Bluesky: eldris.thellian.com
- Instagram: @talesbyeldris
- Threads: @talesbyeldris
- TikTok: @talesbyeldris
