Children of the Bloodlands

Short Description

In the second installment of S.M. Beiko’s Realms of Ancient series, Roan and her four friends, scattered to the corners of the globe, continue resolute in their battle against world-imperiling evil. Children of the Bloodlands brings the clash of titanic powers unforgettably to life.

Sales and Market Bullets

Key themes include death, loss, mixed/non-traditional families, identity, environmental destruction, and Indigenous issues.
M. Beiko’s first YA fantasy novel, The Lake and the Library, was nominated for the Aurora and Eileen McTavish Sykes Awards.
Children of the Bloodlands contains a prominent lesbian couple, a key character that is multi-spirited, and one asexual main character.

Audience

13+ fantasy readers, and crossover into general fantasy readers.
Readers of of Kelley Armstrong, Leigh Bardugo, Veronica Roth, Lesley Livingston, Philip Pullman, Maggie Stiefvater, and Marissa Meyer.
High school teachers for curriculum, librarians.