Ossard Series by Colin Taber

Juvela is Different. Coming of age in a city of merchant princes, Juvela discovers she can see what others can’t; the very currents of the celestial are open to her, and that includes the truths they hide. In a city plagued by a string of child thefts, as dark factions rise up to grab power, few are prepared to take a stand as the city falls into chaos amidst flames, doom and ritual slaughter. Yet, through Juvela, hope persists.

What people are saying about The Fall of Ossard: "I stayed up all night" - Sara Douglass "A dark fantasy world that will suck you in" - The Newcastle Herald "Brave... Innovative... Bold..." & "Recommended for readers of Robin Hobb, Sara Douglass & Fiona McIntosh" - Stefen Brazulaitis, reviewer and columnist, Australian Bookseller and Publisher Ossard has fallen. The wealthy city state of Ossard has fallen amidst blood, rioting and flames... moreWhat people are saying about The Fall of Ossard: "I stayed up all night" - Sara Douglass "A dark fantasy world that will suck you in" - The Newcastle Herald "Brave... Innovative... Bold..." & "Recommended for readers of Robin Hobb, Sara Douglass & Fiona McIntosh" - Stefen Brazulaitis, reviewer and columnist, Australian Bookseller and Publisher Ossard has fallen. The wealthy city state of Ossard has fallen amidst blood, rioting and flames. Through the chaotic aftermath, Juvela leads the hopeful to safety within a set of mysterious ruins, but are they already claimed? Whilst leading them, the divine addiction is taking root within her, something she's triggered in her flight from doomed Ossard. The deep hunger of soul feeding has overwhelmed and enslaved every god it has touched; how can she, only newly into her own godhood, possibly beat it? And if she can't, what of the divine war she was born to trigger? Yet hope remains... Ossard's Hope follows the unique tale first begun in The Fall of Ossard. less

Ossard remains fallen and under Death's sway.The Inquisition and their holy knights, leading the largest force the Church of Baimiopia has assembled in centuries, now lays defeated and in bloody ruins. Meanwhile, the great hope of Life, Juvela, has faltered and succumbed to the divine addiction of soul feeding.In Ossard’s Northcountry Death’s forces are free to rampage... moreOssard remains fallen and under Death's sway.The Inquisition and their holy knights, leading the largest force the Church of Baimiopia has assembled in centuries, now lays defeated and in bloody ruins. Meanwhile, the great hope of Life, Juvela, has faltered and succumbed to the divine addiction of soul feeding.In Ossard’s Northcountry Death’s forces are free to rampage.Far to the west, Sef and Anton continue in their quest to reach the one ally that might be able to help rally the scattered forces of Life, the divine mother of the angelic Dagruan, Dorloth. Yet she has her own enemies, as she is encircled and besieged by Kalraith’s monstrous gargoyle swarms.There, they will soon discover Death has a very long reach. less

Juvela and the Prince have reached Ba Er Kaan, a ruined ogre city of the dead, where her truth will be revealed. But they are not alone. Meanwhile, far to the west, Sef and Anton have reached the borders of the Dagruan heartland in Kalraith. Yet they are pursued. And back in the Northcountry, the cultist controlled city of Ossard finally begins to rise anew.