Determined to escape her past, she refuses to let anything impede her training as a combat nurse - until the woman she's falling in love with disappears in a fiery tempest, leaving Aili burdened with terrible immortality and destroying flame.
Gambling with her own existence, Aili crosses into a spiritual realm in search of her lost love -- the only person that can give her answers. But beneath the life she has known is a life shaped by secrets, and a love that was doomed a thousand years before.
And unless Aili discovers the truth, the powers she now bears will destroy her.
The Phoenix and the Sword is the first book in the Crane Moon Cycle duology, a queer epic fantasy set in a world of spiritual powers, past lives, and beings of myth and legend. Perfect for those looking for a story of love, loss, and redemption that crosses centuries and worlds.
The Crane Moon Cycle is set in a world that includes war and violence, and themes that may be difficult for some readers. Please see the author's website, jcsnow.com, for list and details.
J.C. Snow writes fantasy centered around queer characters in epic settings. When not imagining stories of love and struggle in magical worlds, she studies the history of religions and cultures in the modern world, plants unfortunate gardens, and goes on unexpected adventures with her family.