Jade City meets The Hunger Games in an immigrant story of love, debt, and sacrifice.
Rahelu must beat her wealthy, privileged rivals in a ruthless job hunt tournament in order to save her destitute family.
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Petition is intended for a new adult/adult audience.
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“magic school with teeth and rivalry, and an underdog with a mind of her own”
—Janny Wurts, author of The Wars of Light and Shadow
“the kind of story I just got lost in from the very beginning.”
—Blaise Ancona, Under the Radar SFF Books
“as a daughter of immigrant parents, it was so relatable it stung.”
—Kerstin Espinosa Rosero, SPFBO finalist and author of Burn Red Skies
What readers are saying
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Hi, I’m Delilah Waan!
I write raw, emotional, character-driven adult epic fantasy.
My debut fantasy novel, Petition, was a 2023 Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off semi-finalist and 2023 Indie Ink Award winner. The sequel, Supplicant, successfully funded on Kickstarter at over $15,000 AUD.
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