Andrea Stewart
Sunday Times bestselling author of multiple fantasy series including The Bone Shard Daughter, a finalist for the British Fantasy Awards, praised by Sarah J. Maas.
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Andrea Stewart is the Sunday Times bestselling, award-winning author of the Drowning Empire trilogy (The Bone Shard Daughter, The Bone Shard Emperor and The Bone Shard War ).
Her debut novel, The Bone Shard Daughter, was a finalist for numerous awards, including the Goodreads Choice Awards for Fantasy and for Debut Novel, the Locus Award for Best First Novel, the British Fantasy Award Best Novel, the BookNest Award for Best Traditionally Published Novel, and the Compton Crook Award. It garnered praise from authors such as Sarah J. Maas, Alix E. Harrow, Hafsah Faizal and Kevin Hearne.
Her second trilogy, the Hollow Covenant, sold to Orbit in a six-figure deal and the first installment, The Gods Below, was an instant Sunday Times bestseller in Fall 2024.
While her current books are epic fantasy, she also has experience writing contemporary fantasy and science fiction, with short stories published in a variety of magazines and anthologies, including Orson Scott Card’s Intergalactic Medicine Show, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Daily Science Fiction, and Galaxy’s Edge. Andrea majored in Economics at UC Davis.
Andrea’s writing explores themes of power, identity, and the cost of ambition, and she is known for her complex and flawed characters. She works hard to make her writing emotionally resonant and immersive, drawing readers into her vividly imagined worlds and keeping them hooked until the very end.
Andrea lives with her family in California. When she’s not writing, she can be found reading, painting, birdwatching, and falling down research rabbit holes. She very much enjoys mentoring newer writers, assisting them in tightening up their stories and helping them navigate the route to traditional publishing. If you’re writing speculative fiction, particularly character-focused epic fantasy set in vast, complex worlds, Andrea would be a fantastic coach for you.
Andrea’s Genres
- Fantasy
- Science Fiction
- Speculative Fiction
Please note: all genuine emails from Andrea Stewart will come from @thenovelry.com.
The Gods Below
A divine war shattered the world, leaving humanity in ruins. Desperate for hope, they struck a deal with the devious god Kluehnn: he would restore the world to its former glory, but at a price so steep it would keep the mortals indebted to him for eternity. And, as each land was transformed, so too were its people changed into strange new forms—if they survived at all.
Hakara is not willing to pay such a price. Desperate to protect herself and her sister, Rasha, she flees her homeland for the safety of a neighboring kingdom. But when tragedy separates them, Hakara is forced to abandon her beloved sister to an unknown fate.
Alone and desperate for answers on the wrong side of the world, Hakara discovers she can channel the magic from the mysterious gems they are forced to mine for Kluehnn. With that discovery comes another: her sister is alive, and only the rebels plotting to destroy the God Pact can help rescue her. But only if Hakara goes to war against a god.
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The War Beyond
In this thrilling sequel to the Sunday Times bestseller The Gods Below, loyalties will be tested, long-lost secrets will be revealed, and two sisters will face each other on the battlefield as the war between the gods ignites.
Hakara risked her life to find her long-lost sister Rasha, only to lose her all over again. Now she and her Unanointed rebels hunt for the shapeshifter Lithuas, knowing that defeating her would strike a blow to the plans of the tyrant god Kluehnn.
Rasha once longed to be reunited with Hakara. No longer. Now she is a Godkiller and proud to serve Kluehnn’s divine will. Yet she also harbors doubts about Kluehnn’s teachings. When she is sent to destroy Hakara and her allies, Rasha will have to decide where her loyalty truly lies.
As the two sisters hurtle toward a bloody reunion, Sheuan continues her shadowy games of intrigue to uncover the secret that killed her father, while her cousin Mullayne seeks the tomb of Tolemne. There, Mull believes he’ll find the answers he desires...
The Bone Shard Daughter
(The Drowning Empire: Book One)
Magic. Revolution. Identity.
The Emperor’s reign has lasted for decades, his mastery of bone shard magic powering the animal-like constructs that maintain law and order. But now his rule is failing, and revolution is sweeping across the Empire’s many islands.
Lin is the Emperor’s daughter and she spends her days trapped in a palace of locked doors and dark secrets. When her father refuses to recognize her as heir to the throne, she vows to prove her worth by mastering the forbidden art of bone shard magic.
Yet such power carries a great cost, and when the revolution reaches the gates of the palace, Lin must decide how far she is willing to go to claim her birthright and save her people.
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