The End of a Different Kind Of Fantasy Series:
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THE FINAL BOOK IN THE CHARLES MANDRAKE AND AZAYA SERIES
You were there the first time Azaya waved someone over on the Streets of Skelderheim.
You spent long afternoons with her and Finch at Dockside Salvage. You shared Myles's Burgers at Micha's, followed Todd through the city while he carried two girls on his shoulders to hunt for rocks, and held your breath as Rinna stood on the back of a galloping horse. You stood in the crowd when Anna became Orra-Kai, watched Veil close ranks around the people they love, and found a seat at a Kin-Family table that kept getting longer.
You joined Azaya on nights out on the Central Expanse, under a sky full of stars, with coffee in a tin cup and the sister who turned out to be the other half of her.
Now the Portal opens again.
Stand beside Azaya in East Bay as the family welcomes its newest member. Walk the streets of Skelderheim with her once more. Feel the deck roll under your feet as Harrik's galleon turns south into open water. Ride out with her as the karukka rolls across the steppe toward Kira's camp.
Cross the Portal with Azaya and her Kin-Sisters for the final adventure of the series.
One more time. Together.
RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 21, 2026
I'm Azaya, and I'm eight winters old. I live in a steppe city called Skelderheim and I run these streets every day.
In the morning, the bakery downstairs is going before I get my boots on. That's how I know what time it is. Then it's a quick bite, whatever coffee I can get, and off to work.
I run messages for coin. Five copper for a standard Merchant's Ward run, more if it's Operator's work. I have a coat with six pockets, a notebook for job details, and the satchel Finch gave me that fits what I need.
Merchant's Ward is my home ward. Mayah's produce tent is right across from our door — zahara fruits, needle berries, bonica. Three blocks down, Emittah sells satchel bags and trinkets and is holding a special eight-pocket waxed canvas bag for me until I have enough coin.
At the docks, Bhun's Bun Shack sells pulled yak, pinafish, and bacon buns with msata sauce. Todd eats them without a fork, which is wrong. Charles brings a knife and fork from East Bay, which is also wrong but in a different way.
Skelderheim has five wards. I know all of them. I’ve walked the Underways and delivered to the docks at dawn and waited outside Veil Hall while the Orra-Kai finished her work inside.
My Kin-mother is Lenne. My Kin-sister is Keri. The Operator is Charles.
This is our city.
Come with me and meet my friends, visit the shops, walk the wards.
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