The planet of Sayyora has endured three cataclysms. The gods promise to protect the survivors of Sayyora from themselves. But Arawan is beginning to suspect they’re lying.
High above a ravaged world, genetically engineered angels enforce divine law with perfect obedience. Arawan should be grateful for her place in the sky realm, but curiosity has always been her curse. When she’s forced to spy on a rival nation, she discovers a world of forbidden emotions, dangerous truths, and a growing suspicion that the gods’ protection comes at a terrible price.
Questioning heaven is dangerous. Defying it could cost her the freedom she has sacrificed for. But some truths are worth losing your wings for.
Perfect for readers of The Poppy War and Iron Widow who enjoy complex world-building, morally grey characters, and protagonists who refuse to bow, even to gods.
Flight of the Aura by C K Galloway
Book 1 of the Sayyora Duology
Available January 15 2025
Arawan is an Aura, a genetically engineered angel living in the sky realm, where logic and serenity are divine virtues. But Arawan is cursed with emotions and curiosity about the forbidden surface world below, with all its colours, smells, and chaotic life. Despite her imperfections, she avoided being culled by making deals with clones and sacrificing her flock – until her final test, where she risks losing her wings when she tries to save her friend.
Now, the only thing that can save her wings is another deal, this time directly with the enigmatic Archon Ghost. She must spy on the rival Ionian nation, descending to a world that will change everything she believes.
Among the Ionians, she learns to live without nectar, the drug that keeps Aurae emotionless and compliant and discovers the dangerous pull of forbidden love with Zed, an Ionian senator who sees her as more than a divine weapon.
But when Arawan uncovers the brutal truth about her people, she must choose between the righteousness she was raised with and what she knows is right in her heart.
Betrayal. Memory manipulation. A choice that will cost her everything.
In a world where gods demand perfection, one angel’s fall might be the only way to rise.
Rise of the Seraph by C K Galloway
Book 2 of the Sayyora Duology
To be announced
The journey continues as Arawan faces the consequences of her choices and discovers what she’s truly capable of becoming.