Australian Epic Fantasy

In a world where nature’s bounty flows through the hands of magical companions, the Stone Body’s delicate balance is fracturing.

Fox True’s adoption into the famous Oak clan thrust her into the slow culture of Komey city, signalling a life of bound motherhood, but nothing is as it seems. The Companionaris’ ability to grow plants and breed animals is failing, a murderous ambition has been sparked, and there is a stirring of old magic in the air.

The Light Heart of Stone, the power to nurture life is fading, and with it, the peace between two peoples hangs by a thread. Three unlikely heroes—Fox, a golden-eyed adoptee hiding her true heritage; Mica, a wanderer with forbidden knowledge; and Oria, an aging companion whose gift is failing—discover a dark conspiracy at the heart of their society. As provinces fall to famine and ancient tensions resurface, they must confront a terrible truth: their civilisation’s abundance was built on buried crimes. With time running out and murderous forces at work, they face impossible choices between loyalty and justice in this eco-fantasy about power, identity, and the price of paradise.

Enter The Light Heart of Stone, where saving paradise means facing its shadows.

The Light Heart of Stone is the expansive first volume in the Promise of the Stone epic fantasy series. If you like intricate prose, matriarchal fantasy, Australian epic fantasy, and if your fantasy leanings are speculative, The Light Heart of Stone will be a rewarding read. The sequel, The Rush of Stone, is due for release in early May 2025.

Genre Elements

• Epic Fantasy (not romantasy)
• Action & Adventure
• Dragons & Mythical Creatures
• Coming of Age
• Mythology & Folk Tales
• Feminist Fantasy
• Sword & Sorcery