First, Become Ashes

Lark was raised by the Fellowship to kill monsters. For the first twenty-four years, nine months and three days of his life, he trained for what he believed was a righteous quest to rid the world of them. Alongside his partner Kane, he wore the cage and endured the scourge to draw out his innate magic.

Then everything he believed comes apart. Kane leaves, and when Lark sees him next, he is with FBI agents and a SWAT team. The leader of the Fellowship of the Anointed is charged with abuse and assault. The government tells Lark that the monsters are not real, that there is no magic, and that all the pain was for nothing.

Lark refuses to accept it. He is convinced his magic is real and is determined to finish his quest and defeat the monsters he was promised. On the way he has to wrestle with his past, face love, and uncover a truth buried long ago. First, Become Ashes is a standalone adventure that blends pain and pleasure and leaves readers questioning what is real and what is magical. It is the follow-up to K. M. Szpara's science fiction novel Docile.