The King of Woe

He tried to drown his problems, but his sorrows knew how to swim.

Written by a behavioral health professional in recovery, The King of Woe is the fantasy novel that treats addiction the way it actually works: not as a character flaw, but as a disease that doesn’t care how strong you are.

An addicted vigilante hunts the slavers and poisoners bleeding his city dry. Vigil rides the rooftops of Palencia, breaking the flesh trade one slaver at a time and carrying stolen girls home before the buyers arrive. The poppyshade keeps his hands steady. The violence keeps him numb. The thing about hunting poisoners is that you have to keep the poison close.

A spymaster tears the city apart looking for her vanished cousin. Casey Connelly runs a network called the Hive, and she’s built it to answer one question: where is Prince Enzo Nalbaveli? Every whisper, every paid ear, every forged ledger leads her closer to a conspiracy bigger than a missing heir.

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