Petition is a story of love, debt, and sacrifice. It’s about an angry Asian daughter of immigrants fighting privileged rich kids in a ruthless job hunt tournament—think Jade City meets The Hunger Games.

The sequel, Supplicant, is about ambition, duty, and loyalty. It’s Six of Crows meets Mistborn: The Well of Ascension with a Locked Tomb twist—and it’s coming to Kickstarter in late 2024.

Read a sample from Petition:

Propping open her ink-splattered parchment with her elbows, Rahelu regarded her only means of getting her family out of their miserable existence in the Lowdocks and wished she could start over. Her cramped letters were barely visible—she had diluted her squid ink with so much water it left her brush pen as a faint gray trail.

If only she could afford proper resonance ink! Then she could attach her memories as proof of her abilities instead of relying on mere words.

It doesn’t matter, she told herself as the dim light from the lamp flickered. By some miracle, the meager amount of fish oil had lasted all night. The Houses will read every word of every Petition, no matter how unpolished, as long as I submit it on time.

—Petition, Chapter 1, Payment → (continue reading)

On a book buying ban?

Here’s 3 ways to read Petition for free:

• Read via a book subscription service, like Kobo Plus or Everand (formerly Scribd)
• Request the paperback or hardcover at your local library
• Request the ebook via your library to read it on OverDrive (Libby) or Hoopla

Where can you get the ebook?

Everywhere! But if you’re on a budget, consider buying direct from me:

When you buy from a retailer like Amazon, you’re locked in to their ecosystem—and I have to wait weeks, sometimes months, to get paid 70% or less.

Too much of a hassle? The ebook of Petition is at all major retailers:

Prefer to read in print?

Petition is available in both paperback and hardcover formats! Signed copies are available from my store and will ship from Australia, while unsigned copies will ship direct from the printer:

Your local indie bookstore will be able to order a copy in at the counter for you, or you can get it from major retailers like Amazon and Barnes & Noble:

Do you like book swag?

Signed book plates, map prints, and a book box are available in my store. All book swag will ship from Australia:

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