Cover Reveal: Supplicant by Delilah Waan
Blurb:
In the depths of the Endless Gate, anyone can borrow the powers of a god—if they are willing to pay the price.
Common-born Rahelu can’t afford principles: she had to sell her loyalty to the highest bidder in the Dominion to save her destitute family. Now she must work with her scheming House-born peers and her most detested rival to carry out her secretive Elder’s dubious orders: steal an artifact that can supposedly turn any desire into reality before the Dominion’s enemies can do the same.
But when control of the future itself is the prize, temptation beckons. Even Rahelu, who has never dreamed of anything more than a debt-free life of simple comforts, is swayed. No blood feud is too old to set aside; no alliance is too unsavory and no method too ruthless to contemplate.
House politics and hidden motives soon set Rahelu and her teammates at each others’ throats, as foreign operatives and treasure-seeking pirates pursue them across deadly seas, past the edge of the known world. All are oblivious to the dying cult manipulating fate from the shadows…and the ancient power stirring inside the Endless Gate.
Torn between her own desires and new loyalties, guilt-wracked by the blood accumulating on her hands, Rahelu’s oaths force her to a devastating choice: who else is she willing to sacrifice in the name of success?
Author: Delilah Waan
Book Title: Supplicant
Cover Artist: Damonza
Word Count: 235k
Publisher: Paper Tiger Productions
Genre: Epic Fantasy
Available Formats: Paperback, Hardcover, eBook
Trigger Warnings: Supplicant is a work of fiction intended for an adult audience. Reader discretion is advised.
General content warnings:
Abuse, animal death, blood/gore, bodies/corpses, classism, death, grief, mature language, mental intrusion/emotional assault, possession, self-harm, sex and sexual themes (including coerced/dubious consent and sexual assault), slavery, ritual sacrifice, excrement, vomiting, violence.
More detailed content warnings by chapter with intensity ratings are available on Delilah's website.
Additional Details: Supplicant will be launching on Kickstarter in late 2024:
The first ~4 chapters of Supplicant will be available as a public preview once the Kickstarter project launches. Readers who want a longer sneak peek can get the first third of Supplicant (~83,000 words, or about ~300 pages in 5" x 8" paperback) by signing up for Delilah's newsletter.
This sneak peek is a standalone arc within the larger story and will be sent out via Delilah's newsletter at the end of September.
Pre-orders at general retailers and ARCs will be made available once the Kickstarter project has been completed.
Author Bio:
Delilah Waan is a literal bookworm who alphabetically devours her way through the shelves at her local library. Her preferred diet consists of fantasy epics packed with complex intrigue, moral ambiguity, and tragic ends. She lives in Sydney, Australia.
