The Song of the Earth by A.E. Kost

A high-fantasy dive into the tangles of blood, matriarchy, loyalty, and magic, The Song of the Earth (Venom & Shadows Book 1) by A.E. Kost reveals a contentious world where ancient traditions, cultural taboos, and the boundaries of reality itself have begun breaking down. In this tale of wicked witches, Fae Queens, power-leeching lovers, and unpredictable demons, a child of prophecy has arisen, one who may finally release the Dark Lord from his imprisonment and overturn the balance of power between the realms. The simplicity of the prose doesn’t always match the complexity and ambitions of the plot, but the story itself is inventive and immersive, offering an engagingly original combination of mythic fantasy and visionary fiction.