Here she is! The cover for book one in the Of Earth and Sky Duology - Earthbound. Maria Spada did such a fantastic job and I am tickled pink with how this cover turned out. Tomorrow I will be sharing this new cover on my social media and if you want to jump in on the excitement, I welcome your support!
In a land where the Earth spawns terrible beasts capable of moving through all but stone, the Sky bestows power to those bound by Oaths.
As earthbound creatures invade, bringing with them chaos and whispers of a coming war, protector and Overseer Tehran fights to keep his people safe. After losing his best friend to the beasts and with the stability of the region deteriorating, Tehran heads to the Capital to plead for support from the Order of the Sky.
When his friend’s widow stows aboard the transport, determined to hold the Order accountable for the death of her husband, Tehran’s plans are derailed. Torn between upholding his responsibility as an Overseer or honouring his friend’s memory, Tehran must either choose the Oaths that have forged him or trust new bonds to guard the fate of the Mercurial.
ARC Copies and Street Team
I have been hard at work preparing EARTHBOUND eARCs, which will be sent out at the beginning of June. If this story has captured your attention and you want first dibs on reading an epic fantasy, pop on over to the form linked here and sign up!
Same goes for Street Team members. The name can deter some but be rest assured we are doing things a bit more low key with the Earthbound Crew. A couple emails and a voluntary IG chat to hang out - keeps the focus on participating at whatever level you are comfortable. Re-sharing a story? Great! Creating a custom post? Awesome. Showing up and boosting on release day? Love it. Glad to have you.
The Street Team chat is about connecting readers who enjoy the same type of stories and having a bit of fun. Interested in the chat or the team? Sign up here.
Upcoming
With the heavy lifting for Earthbound well in hand, it is time to get back to writing! I have been loving all the detail work of formatting and such, but I’m even more excited to finish drafting the sequel to this duology.
Currently I am about 2/3 of the way through and I want to commit considerable time in the coming months to ensuring this story shines by the time I deliver it to the world next spring. This is a fast timeline, but with the world established and characters determined to get where they are going—I’m confident it’s going to come together beautifully.
As this is a quarterly newsletter, the next time we chat — Earthbound is going to be releasing into the world! I know the days may feel long but the weeks are going to fly by.
If you want to stay up to date on the day-to-day progress, join me on Instagram at katee.stein
Until next time,
Katee