All The Shades Between Us
Ice & Embers
Astra KnightCover artwork to be revealedAll The Shades Between Us
Ice & Embers
Book One
- Status
- Upcoming
- Release date
- March 2027
- Author
- Astra Knight
Five hundred years after her death in the Great War, a Fae queen unexpectedly Awakens to learn her name has been erased from history by her former lover and creator. Alina discovers she has no home, no family, and her once-light magick has become something chaotic and unfamiliar. Seeking refuge in a rival king's court, she struggles to rebuild her shattered life one piece at a time before her past catches up to her and the grief and fury it unleashes turn her altered power against the people she once died to protect.
ICE & EMBERS is the first book in the eleven-book adult epic fantasy series called All The Shades Between Us which follows an ensemble cast through the fledgling world of Praxya during its most dangerous time.
Book One is just the beginning.
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Is this book for you?
Adult readers of character-driven fantasy who value emotionally complex female protagonists, immersive magical worlds, morally complicated relationships, rival courts, found family, powerful supernatural beings, and romance woven into a larger fantasy plot. Ice & Embers will particularly appeal to readers who love expansive, long-form arc series with evolving characters, differing character viewpoints in an ensemble cast, and adventures that unfold across multiple books.
Readers who enjoy:
- Character-driven fantasy with emotionally complex female protagonists
- Immortal/Fae societies and powerful magical beings
- Court politics, rival kingdoms, and complicated loyalties
- Morally complicated relationships rather than clean heroes/villains
- Found family and rebuilding after profound loss
- Female protagonists with genuinely dangerous power
- Romance woven into a larger fantasy narrative
- Mysteries that unfold across multiple books
- Large casts and expansive worlds
- Long-running fantasy series where relationships and consequences evolve over many books
- Dark emotional themes balanced by friendship, humor, tenderness, and spice
Content warnings
- Graphic Violence/Blood/Gore
- Death/Murder
- War/Wartime Violence
- Trauma/Grief
- Self-destructive Behavior/Themes
- Explicit Sexual Content
- Intimate Partner Violence/Abuse
- Controlling Relationship Dynamics
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