DAWN OF THE EMPRESS, Winter Mage 2

244pp., map, paperback, Mirari Press, (Cape Town), 2026

ISBN: 9781067245993

Concept and creative direction by Frank McLachlan. Legacy of Obsidian, Winter Mage I is also available.

General Gohei serves clan and emperor, no matter the cost, if it means Dawn Clan will endure. This is the family legacy that his sons inherit in a world ravaged by conflict. Will honour be enough when an emperor fades, leaving twin daughters as heirs and Dawn Clan’s future hanging in the balance?

Nerine Dorman is a South African author and editor of science fiction and fantasy. She is the author of The Company of Birds and Sing down the Stars (Gold, 2019 Sanlam Prize for Youth Literature and the 2021 Percy Fitzpatrick Award for Children's and Youth Literature). 

Catriona Ross is a writer and editor of the of the Winter Mage series. She has authored several novels including The Which Word, and edited fiction and nonfiction for local publishers and international clients.