We are incredibly excited to be hosting Bronte-Marie Wesson for her Hunter region launch of The Brass Wyvern at Harry Hartog Green Hills! She will be joined by bookseller Kelly for an in-conversation and Q+A, and will be available for signing. The Brass Wyvern is a witty fantasy epic with anti-colonialist vibes, queer love, feminine rage, found family, and of course — sweet, sweet revenge.

About the Book:

How, exactly, do you steal a dragon?

The holy city of Muqdah is falling. For days, the priests of the First Temple have argued amongst themselves — despite the cracks growing in the city’s magical shields. But fighting the Imperial army could mean the sacrifice of Muqdah’s dragons. Only one among their number believes it worth the risk … and the lone voice of a pregnant woman falls on deaf ears.

In the great Imperium, a slave named Zuri escapes into the night. Arriving on the doorstep of the Brass Wyvern, she discovers kinship, safety — and an unexpected purpose. When the bedworkers there hear of her captors’ caged dragon, a plan is hatched: free the beast, right history’s wrongs.

As Imperial magic and ancient bloodlines collide, an oppressed people start to make their voices heard. But not everyone sees eye-to-eye on justice, and a royal heist is easier said than done.

About the Author:

Bronte-Marie is a fantasy author from Sydney Australia. A bookseller by trade and content creator for a giggle, she's a never-ending storyteller with a highly visual brain... so she writes.

From love letters, to fun fantasy epics, Bronte credits her wife with giving her the push she needed to improve her craft and start writing fully formed books. Now, wrangling the incessant voices in her head onto the page to tell the stories she's dreamed of since childhood is her passion.

When she's not lost in her own imagination, Bronte escapes into her latest gaming obsession and exercises her creativity through dabbling in illustration.