On the right side of the image, an auburn-haired white woman sits at a piano. She looks over her shoulder at the viewer; her expression is serious and determined. A shadow falls across her music book.
The text on the image reads as follows:
Agent's Guide
A Song Against Ruin
adult fantasy, 119k words, queer political intrigue
(Image credit: Edgar Degas, Mademoiselle Dihau au Piano, wikimedia commons.)
In the lower right corner, a dead bird lies on its back. The heading reads: Comps.
In the center of the page are the covers of four books; text beside the covers describes why they were chosen as comp titles.
The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson features an ambitious, lower-class MC, weird gods, and ruthless nobles.
The Familiar by Leigh Bardugo features an ambitious, lower-class MC, ruthless nobles, and high personal stakes.
WITCHMARK by C. L. Polk features high personal stakes, political intrigue, and m/m romance.
The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri features f/f romance and political intrigue.
On the left side of the image, a young white man holds a candle that illumines his face; the rest of him fades into shadow. He looks concerned. At the bottom left is a skull.
The heading reads: Details.
The rest of the text on the page reads as follows:
- Adult fantasy, ~119k words
- Dual POV
- Features political intrigue, queer friendship/found family, sapphic villain-as-love-interest, m/m friends-to-lovers
- Secondary-world urban setting (early 19th-century vibes)
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In the upper left corner is a torn musical score. On the lower left side of the page, an elegant white woman dressed in black, with dark hair and pale eyes, gazes out at the viewer.
The heading reads: Pitch.
The rest of the page reads as follows:
In Dorn’s capital city, power stems from birth, wealth, and magic. Commoner best friends Lor and Firmen only have ambition—and each other.
Lor, a virtuoso organist, sets out to dazzle noble society with her musical skill—and win back Veren, the noblewoman who broke her heart four years ago.
Meanwhile, Firmen—a legal clerk for Veren’s noble family—is drowning in debt. He has nothing to sell except a perilous secret: Veren is at the center of a deadly conspiracy.
As Lor is drawn into Veren’s glittering orbit and Firmen bargains with Veren’s enemies, neither friend realizes they are sabotaging each other—or that one’s ambition could mean the other’s ruin.
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Agent's Guide for A SONG AGAINST RUIN, an adult fantasy featuring political intrigue, queer romance, weird gods, and ambitious musicians.
THE RAVEN SCHOLAR x C. L. Polk
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