Empyrean (Forthcoming)

By Hansel Eldor

In a city of fire and ice, betrayal burns brightest. A dark, gender-flipped court drama from a major new talent.
 
At the frozen peak of the world lies Svalverfi—a city kept alive by a magical fire and ruled by a queen whose bloodline carries the power to control it. But when Crown Princess Ragnhild is born without that power, the throne’s future—and the city’s survival—fall into dangerous uncertainty.
As political pressure mounts and the queen falls into a coma, Ragnhild is forced to take the throne, hiding her secret and struggling to hold the court together. Her brother Heidrek, a powerless prince with forbidden magic, and her betrothed Ismund, a gentle outsider caught in the storm, become unlikely allies—until love between them ignites a secret that could shatter everything.

In a world where power is inherited by fire and sealed with blood, the price of survival may be too high. Loyalties will break. Rituals will demand sacrifice. And at the heart of it all, one girl must decide how far she’s willing to go to be queen.

World English rights sold in a five-book deal!

Publishing information

Original title

Empyrean

Rights sold

  • English Worldwide

About the author

Hansel Eldor (b. 1990) a Swedish comic artist with a life-long passion for the fantasy genre. Eldor has a Bachelor and a Master’s degree in Fine Art from Aberystwyth University in Wales, as well as a three year education from The Comic-School in Malmö. Since then Eldor has illustrated both books and role-playing games, all while working on own comic Empyrean.

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