Join author Kay Rowan, along with special guest Jess Crooks (Trans Matters Worldwide), at the official launch event for the debut, YA fantasy novel, ‘A Constellation of Shadows'.
The event will feature a reading from the author, along with an interview and audience Q&A hosted by Jess Crooks. There will also be an opportunity to get your book signed by the author afterwards.
"Kay Rowan is the future of fantasy. Her work is delicate, beautiful and necessary (...) I can't wait to see where she goes from here." (Reader review)
'We live for peace'...her father made it sound so simple.
As the daughter of one of The Talliswood's Ambassadors, it's Aerva's job to hold everything together. Eredhest's war on her people may have ended, but there is always a cost to staying alive, and tensions are starting to grow again. Now, as part of a last-ditch peace deal, she has been shipped off to Udela Arkanium, one of Eredhest's finest schools, right in the heart of enemy territory. All she has to do is get to the end of the school year alive, and without making too many enemies, and her people might stand a chance of surviving.
But when a mysterious assassin breaks into the temple on a mission to kill a teacher, Aerva's life is suddenly turned on its head. With the help of a troubled poet, a healer from the wrong side of the mountains, and a killer who cannot kill, Aerva sets out to unravel a plot that could threaten the whole world…
...and maybe, just maybe, she'll be able to save herself in the process.
To find out more about the book, visit: https://linktr.ee/kayrowanghostgirl
Kay Rowan is an author and musician, based in England at the time of writing this biography. She is also trans which, as you can tell, has had absolutely no influence on this book whatsoever. A Constellation of Shadows is her first novel. When she isn't coming up with useless bits of world building, (did you know that the traditional food of The Andalian Archipelago is spiced honey cake?), she can be found writing songs as ghostgirl, composing music for the stage and screen, and navigating an existential crisis (or four). Kay is terrible at talking about herself, so hides behind the use of third person narration as a way to cope with it.
Jessica Crooks is a film-maker, artist and writer with a passion for stories that explore identity, imagination and the human experience. Best known for her documentary work through Trans Matters Worldwide, she has spent the past decade interviewing people from all walks of life and bringing their stories to the screen.
High fantasy costume/dress is encouraged (but not required - please leave your swords at home!)
Tickets are offered on a 'pay what you can' sliding scale starting at £3. All tickets purchased at £15 + will include a physical copy of the book, which you will be able to collect on the night.
