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Sometimes facing your demons is literal.
A holy relic of terrible power is hidden somewhere in Boston. Worse, the forces of Hell itself are after it. Cassiel faces the very thing she fears a charming, intelligent, and likeable demon she knows she can't trust. Whatever his motives, Asakku is the only lead she has.
Working with friends both new and old, Cassiel finds herself in dire few allies, no answers, and far, far too many enemies.
With her back against the wall, Cassiel must decide if Asakku is lying. Or, worse, if he's telling the truth
A holy relic of terrible power is hidden somewhere in Boston. Worse, the forces of Hell itself are after it. Cassiel faces the very thing she fears a charming, intelligent, and likeable demon she knows she can't trust. Whatever his motives, Asakku is the only lead she has.
Working with friends both new and old, Cassiel finds herself in dire few allies, no answers, and far, far too many enemies.
With her back against the wall, Cassiel must decide if Asakku is lying. Or, worse, if he's telling the truth
222 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 13, 2023
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About the author
E. Prybylski
18 books32 followersE. is a long-time fantasy enthusiast who decided to try their hand at writing fantasy after decades of reading it. The first chapter book they remember, read to them by their mother, was J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit followed swiftly by Anne McCaffrey’s Pern series (starting with Dragonsong). They knew from a young age that they wanted to be a writer and has worked toward that end with a slow, steady pace their entire life.
Beginning the trip into the publishing world in 2009, E. joined Divertir Publishing as an acquisitions editor. Fast forward to now, they’ve been working as an editor for over a decade while learning the many skills needed to forge their own writing career. Currently, they serve as Insomnia Publishing’s creative director. After publishing a number of short story fiction pieces over the years, they began writing Fallen during lockdown in 2020, inspired by their husband and a shared love of text-based roleplay (which is how the two met).
When they’re not writing, E. is a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism (OSR fencer in the East Kingdom), a violinist, and a great lover of the fiber arts from spinning to weaving to crochet and embroidery. They always have a project in their hands. It helps their ADHD and allows her to focus while also producing usable or pretty art.
Finally, E. is physically disabled and struggles with severe chronic migraines and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and its many comorbidities. They try to write characters who are authentic to this experience and don’t shy away from writing about disability, mental health, gender, and other challenging topics.
Beginning the trip into the publishing world in 2009, E. joined Divertir Publishing as an acquisitions editor. Fast forward to now, they’ve been working as an editor for over a decade while learning the many skills needed to forge their own writing career. Currently, they serve as Insomnia Publishing’s creative director. After publishing a number of short story fiction pieces over the years, they began writing Fallen during lockdown in 2020, inspired by their husband and a shared love of text-based roleplay (which is how the two met).
When they’re not writing, E. is a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism (OSR fencer in the East Kingdom), a violinist, and a great lover of the fiber arts from spinning to weaving to crochet and embroidery. They always have a project in their hands. It helps their ADHD and allows her to focus while also producing usable or pretty art.
Finally, E. is physically disabled and struggles with severe chronic migraines and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and its many comorbidities. They try to write characters who are authentic to this experience and don’t shy away from writing about disability, mental health, gender, and other challenging topics.
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June 25, 2025
I liked it,even as I felt like some of the messages in it were a bit heavy handed, but maybe that's just a side effect ofhaving set the thing in the United States, where both politics and religion are known for being a bit on the heavy handed side.
Regardless, I still like the characters and want to see where the story goes. would be interested to see if the story starts to move beyond Boston.
Regardless, I still like the characters and want to see where the story goes. would be interested to see if the story starts to move beyond Boston.
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