Aki McKenzi grew up by the coast and spent the first 18 years of their life down by the beach, hanging out by the pier. After moving farther inland for university, they made sure to stay less than an hour away from the sea. They have a small garden outside their flat and enjoy spying on the neighbours’ cats. Edge of the Empire is their debut novel.
Ariana Sirenia has wanted to join the ranks of the Braxian Neo Warriors ever since she was a child and now, at the age of eighteen, she has been named the newly appointed Neo Warrior for the House of Neptune following the death of her cousin Michael. Leaving her home island of Neyara to travel to th...