THE RARKYN TRILOGY
The Rarkyn's Familiar
Book #1 of The Rarkyn Trilogy
An orphan bent on revenge. A monster searching for freedom. A forbidden pact that binds their fates together.
Lyss has heard her father’s screams; smelled the iron-tang of his blood. She’s witnessed his execution.
And plotted her revenge.
Then a violent encounter traps Lyss in a blood-pact with a rarkyn from the otherworld and imbues her with the monster’s forbidden magic. A magic that will erode her sanity.
To break the pact, she and the rarkyn must journey to the heart of the Empire. All that stands in their way are the mountains and the Empire’s soldiers—and each other.
But horrors await them on the road, horrors even rarkyns fear.
The most terrifying monster isn’t the one Lyss travels with.
It’s the one that’s awoken inside her.
2023 Sir Julius Vogel Award Winner (Best Youth Novel)
2022 Forward INDIES Book of the Year Bronze Winner (Young Adult Fiction)
2022 Indie Ink Award Winner (Best Friendship, Prettiest Prose, Side Character MVP)
2022 Aurealis Award Finalist (Young Adult Novel)
2022 Indies Today Finalist
2023 BBNYA Semi-Finalist
A superbly written fantasy, slick and effortless to read.
—Australian Book Lovers
A rip-snorting YA read.
—Rachael Craw, author of the Spark series.
This is the kind of book you have to own, a boon to any library.
—Readers Favourite Review
A magical tale that can’t be put down.
—Hooked On Books NZ
Praise for The Rarkyn's Familiar
The Rarkyn's Fall
Book #2 of The Rarkyn Trilogy
“Magic might be this city’s first currency, but blood is its second.”
They survived mancers. They survived monsters. They survived the Storm.
With the mountains behind them and Illredus on the horizon, they thought the hardest part of the journey over.
They were wrong.
Outlawed and on the run, Lyss struggles to control her new and volatile magic. A magic that will destroy her.
Her only hope: Find the last remaining witch to tame it.
Her only clue: Buried in Illredus. City of mancers. Capital of the Empire.
Together, she and Skaar descend into Illredus’ underbelly and discover a warren of illegal magics and the monstrous legacy Lyss’ father left behind.
As truth, loyalties, and magic clash, Lyss must decide how far she’ll go to exact justice in her father’s name…
And how far she’ll fall to rule the power inside her once and for all.
2025 Sir Julius Vogel Award Finalist (Best Youth Novel)
2024 BSFA Longlist for Best Collection
Beautifully and masterfully written.
—K.M. Allan, author of the Blackbirch series
Lee has penned the perfect story for fans of character-driven epic fantasy.
—Reader's Favorite
Hauntingly beautiful prose.
—NZ Book Lovers
To say I was blown away is an understatement. Compelling and page turning don't come close.