2025 Young Writer Award

In a world where portals open through emotion, Joaquim and Call — two brothers bound by fate — and their unpredictable ally must face a rising darkness, guided by Felitrix and the echo of an ancient guardian's prophecy, where only true love can hold the worlds together.

Ash, a phoenix living on Earth millions of years ago, migrates to a grisly competition between the ninety-six species of bird, unravelling the truth of our mythology and discovering a new breed of creatures beneath the ground. Can the phoenix prevail in a war against the first race of men?