writing the female-default world!

Hi there! Have you read SESTIA yet? If you loved Scorpica and Arca, now’s the time to enjoy the conclusion to the Five Queendoms trilogy!

I wrote this linked post a bit ago, but if you’re interested in the complexities of writing a fantasy world not based on a patriarchal, male-default world, this is my favorite explanation.

You can learn a lot about a society from their insults and profanity — what do they value, what do they scorn?
— G.R. Macallister

a rave for SESTIA from Publishers Weekly!

It’s the fifth day of the fifth month, so what better day to talk Five Queendoms?

Thrilled to see that Publishers Weekly loved Sestia, saying “Balancing character development and worldbuilding can be a difficult task, but Macallister handles it with ease” (what a compliment!) They also call the book “a multifaceted epic” and “a worthy finale.” Yay!

You can read the full review here.