Friendly Fyre

Friendly Fyre, Book 1

By: Kia Leep

Narrated by: Sena Bryer

Reborn as the Dark Lord... Born to make friends.

After living 50 years as a human scientist, being reborn as a fire-wielding harpy is a bit of a shock. Not to mention, Fyre is now a woman. However, she's much more concerned about the Role that has appeared at the bottom of her game-like stats sheet: The Dark Lord.

That's probably fine... Right?

Stuck in a freezing cave, Fyre forms a pact with a ravenous Dungeon Core, which helps tunnel a path to civilization. Though she now has some semblance of shelter, the community she joins is barely scraping by itself. With the power of her fire—and science!—she believes she can rebuild it into a thriving metropolis.

But in the midst of exploring her new identity, Fyre discovers her newfound family was forsaken by the gods for the very power she now wields. She can't abandon the lives of the people who have come to rely on her. But reviving the lost civilization might mean incurring the wrath of the heavens—and embracing her role of The Dark Lord.

A subversion of your typical gender-bender, Friendly Fyre is a cozy sapphic exploration of identity and second chances.

Friendly Fyre features a trans lesbian. There is romance, but it is a slow-burn across the trilogy.

©2025 Kia Leep (P)2026 Podium Audio

it was good

I look forward to the next book it was an interesting story decent world building maby lower the volume for the kid talking that even hurt my ears with his speaking

Thoroughly enjoyed

Simply put, this was a great book. The world was interesting, the characters were well developed and I’m looking forward to seeing them grow more.T he pacing is well done, a good combination of plot movement with going too fast and isn’t at risk for going too slow. I like the topic of identity and think it’s handled well and I will be continuing on. I’m eagerly awaiting the next installment

The writing style is amazing in this book.

This is like my new favorite book of the year. I wish I could read about 100 more books with these characters and already pre ordered the next book. I'm not sure what it was about this book that resounded so much but I could just listen to them talk about just this world buildng for hours. Some minor spoilers. I really liked that you had being from another world rifht out in the open and having characters actually interested in that other world.

Very fun audio book

I've read the book twice and absolutely love it. Kia Leep writes fun and entertaining stories and this one is particularly special to me. But what truly elevates this audio book is the work by Sena Bryer. Her performance is phenomenal. Sena has an incredible vocal range and is capable of voicing the entire gamut of characters. Female. Male. Scottish, Cajun, German accents for various species of characters. The emotions behind the characters, the motivations, the love and the hate. All perfectly portrayed through Sena's voice work.

Wooow big Fi

The MC is the epitome of a filthy incompetent. The premise of the story is interesting, but any time the MC makes a decision. Wow, if I was a cultivator I'd vomit blood. Here's hoping there is some major character growth. Or the writer kills the MC off and replace her with somebody else.