Hidden Root
Description
For Brave Keely, she's helping her privileged family.
For Mage Roc, he's serving those that accepted him as an exiled orphan.
These two foreigners make up half of The King's Dagger, a group of four called upon to precisely cut at problems that cannot be solved by soldiers or scribes. The issue will be delicate, their task some of the last orders King Frankelin Hearth Guard will give. The Dagger is ready to find the plant that will extend what little time the King has left, their grief and worry a secret to the Everwarm Kingdom.
As they travel through the marshes to complete their tasks, they discover something more insidious. Not only are outsiders sabotaging their efforts, but they are also in pursuit of an otherworldly force, a malicious smoke that afflicts flora and fauna. It operates unlike any magic they know and threatens to undo any good deed performed for their ailing King.
This is only the beginning to their true purpose. In Hidden Root, the first installment of The Injured Tapestry trilogy, the King's Dagger set in motion the events that will right what has been wrong with their world for eons.
They'll fix what destiny couldn't.
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Person
Sapphy Lore is the pen name for millennial science fiction and fantasy writer woman who hails from the north side of Chicago. She is an empathetic third generation Trekkie who had thought she wanted to be a backstage theater nerd. Graduating in the recession didn't help, initiating an over decade long career in real estate. After a much needed career-change, she has been able to return to a passion she had since she was a little girl.
Much of Sapphy's fiction writing uses fantastical settings to explore how scarred characters heal through stressful change and unexpected opportunities. Her heaviest influences not only include traditional authors like Ursla K. LeGuin and Tamora Pierce, but writers for other mediums including David Gaider and Trick Weekes of Dragon Age fame, the brilliant writing teams for multiple Star Trek series from Next Generation through to Strange New Worlds, and even the team of Green Ronin Publishing who create engaging tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs). She is always looking for creative works with diverse perspectives and strong voices in any and all mediums.
Sapphy is married to Mystic, who cohosts the Lore Together podcast with her. They have one son who they bring to many of their nerd escapades. Outside of her writing and work for a local non-profit, she spends her free time enjoying story-driven video games, playing and running TTRPGs, and coloring while watching video essays for inspiration.
