Steelbound

WA Simpson author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Flame Tree Publishing

Publishing:9th Jun '26

£20.00

This title is due to be published on 9th June, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

Steelbound cover

In this powerful combination of dark romance and epic fantasy an exiled princess and a chronomancer must unite, finally saving the Riven Isles. A beautiful hardcover edition with sprayed edges,

In the epic conclusion of the Tales from the Riven Isles series, Ursa, a bitter exiled princess, and Lucea, a determined chronomancer, must unite to stop the Rot threatening their world. Facing internal demons and external threats, they embark on a quest to recover the Steel Driver’s Hammer, the key to saving the Riven Isles.

An “expansive magical adventure” – Publishers Weekly on Tinderbox, Book 1 of ‘Tales from the Riven Isles’

In the epic conclusion of the Tales from the Riven Isles series, Ursa, a once selfish princess turned bitter exile, and Lucea, a determined chronomancer, must unite to stop the Rot threatening their world. Tasked with recovering the Steel Driver’s Hammer, a powerful relic, they face internal demons and external threats. Their journey through a world teetering on the brink of destruction reveals secrets that could save or doom the Riven Isles. Steelbound is a gripping tale of redemption, resilience, and the power of unity in the face of overwhelming darkness.

Tales from the Riven Isles is a dark fantasy series set in a world outside of our own, where the characters of myth and fairy-tales exist, and their legends live on. Featuring the novels: Tinderbox, Tarotmancer,The Hatter's Daughter and Steelbound.

FLAME TREE PRESS is the imprint of long-standing independent Flame Tree Publishing, dedicated to excellent original writing in horror, science fiction and fantasy. The list brings together fantastic new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices. Learn more at www.flametreepress.com and connect on social media @FlameTreePress. Awarded independent publisher of 2024 by the British Fantasy Society.

"The Hatter’s Daughter is an action-packed adventure of a retelling. [...] This book takes you on a wild ride down the rabbit hole and all the way up again, and it won’t let you off."

-- Kelly Ann Jacobson, author of Tink and Wendy and Lies of a Toymaker

On Tinderbox, book one in the Riven Isles series:

"Simpson sticks the landing with an epic conclusion. Fans of Andrea Hairston’s Master of Poisons and other secondary world fantasy will enjoy this expansive magical adventure."

-- Publishers Weekly

"This promising debut features strong world building and well-developed systems of magic. It will appeal to readers of Kacen Callender’s Queen of the Conquered (2019), N.K. Jemisin’s The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (2010), and L. Penelope’s Song of Blood and Stone (2018)."

-- Book

ISBN: 9781787589827

Dimensions: 234mm x 153mm x 23mm

Weight: 198g

288 pages

New edition