Part of the 2020 Novella Series. An 8” x 5” novella. 91 pages.

In Stone and Steel, when General Aaliyah returns triumphant to the city of Titus, she expects to find the people prospering under the rule of her Queen, the stone mage Odessa. Instead, she finds a troubling imbalance in both the citizens’ wellbeing and Odessa’s rule. Aaliyah must rely on all of her allies, old and new, to do right by the city that made her.

Finalist for the Ignyte Award.

Cover by Odera Igbokwe.

PRAISE:

"Stone and Steel is a sharp and sexy story of love, loyalty and magic. Eboni has given us a world where Black Queerness reigns supreme, and our world is better for it."
— Danny Lore, co-author of Queen of Bad Dreams

"An intimate story of cruelty, love, and duty bound up in an immensely lush and complicated magical world, one far bigger than the story can even hint at. You won't forget Odessa and Aaliyah, and you won't forget their people."
— Premee Mohamed, author of Beneath the Rising

“This queer, elementally themed world should appeal to fans of Laurie J. Marks' Elemental Logic series.”
— Booklist

“This will be an easy pick for anyone looking for queer, Black speculative fiction—and for fantasy fans more broadly.”
— Publishers Weekly

“Exhilarating, sexy, and so much fun.”
— Charles Payseur, Quick Sip Reviews

“Stone and Steel is like a Black/Queer greatest hits album of classical or epic fantasy.”
— Brian Lindenmuth, Sci-Fi & Scary

You can find the ebook here.