About Death’s Emissary (Crossworld: Ascension Book 1)
Only a pact with Death can give Scarlet a second chance at life—and the power she needs to save the last of her family.
When sixteen-year-old Scarlet is nearly killed by a tyrannical god, the cost of survival is to bind herself in service of the goddess Death. Though now obligated to do Death’s bidding, Scarlet also gains what she’s always desired—someone to teach her magic.
With her newfound strength as a fire mage, she must rescue her mother from the god who nearly took her life, Riordan, before he’s able to extract the secret her mother holds: the key to unfathomable power and the ability to take down the other gods of Quintras.
But slaying a god is no simple task, and Scarlet can’t do it alone.
When she finds kinship with a reluctant seer and joins forces with a rebel faction that shares her quest to destroy the god that terrorizes his own kingdom, she thinks they have a chance of overcoming the impossible odds. That is, if her bond to Death doesn’t hold her back…
How can Scarlet win her freedom in time to save her mother—and the world—from Riordan’s grasp?
Death’s Emissary is the first installment of a compelling YA fantasy trilogy that features mortals battling gods for control over the fate of the world. A coming-of-age story with a headstrong heroine, this series tells the tale of the sacrifices that must be made to protect what—and who—you love.
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Born with a passion for storytelling, Alberta-based author Emily Devereux has been reading and writing fantasy from a young age. Her first published story was featured in the Isabel Miller Young Writers Award Anthology. As a queer woman, she champions diverse representation and strives to challenge stereotypes in her work. Her life is full of nerdery, from her hobbies playing D&D and video games to her day job as a chemical technologist working in environmental research.