Descent of Ravens

Bel's War, Book 1

By: A.C. Andrews

Narrated by: Isaac Grisham

An LGBTQ+ epic fantasy

The old covenant of the gods is broken. Will the world break, too?

When an army of vampires invades the island of Trosika, Rio and Turi must fight for their future. Rio is a healer and a priest of Astara who suffers severe self-doubt and a growing crisis of faith; even his goddess cannot stop the forces arrayed against them. Turi has long buried a secret about himself that he fears could upend everything.

When Rio unseals a centuries-old tomb, releasing the immortal and cursed prince Philip, he discovers that he has a bond with Philip that stretches across lifetimes. As Turi grapples with his secrets, he is recruited by the terrifying goddess Mormo and gifted with necromancy for reasons he does not understand.

Rio and Turi must contend with bloodthirsty mages, battle an endless army of vampires, and confront the truth of who Turi truly is; most of all, they must rely on their unshakable friendship to survive. As they struggle to protect each other, their religion, and their island home, the fate of an empire hangs in the balance.

Descent of Ravens is an exciting new fantasy with gay, trans, and nonbinary protagonists, rich world-building, and dark adventure!

Content Warnings: This is a work of fantasy with LGBTQ+ characters, violence (including epic battle scenes), adult language, and adult situations including mildly explicit scenes of sensuality and consensual sex suitable for older YA listeners and adult listeners. There are sadistic villains whose sadism involves cutting and blood and feral vampires who are, ahem, messy eaters.

©2021 A.C. Andrews (P)2022 A.C. Andrews

I can’t wait for the next book.

I really liked the storyline and overall plot. I found the use of the gods to be great.

Different for Me

I really enjoyed this book. I am not usually a fantasy reader/ listener, but there was so much to love here! I am shocked that the world building was so thorough, and the author might have reached a bit. But, overall it is a strong start to what looks to be a great new series!

I enjoyed the story

I really enjoyed this book when I read it last year. For some reason it didn’t translate as well to audio for me. I still liked the story but I am not sure what the issue was. Maybe it was the new to me narrator. His voice was good but I just couldn’t get into it. Rio and Phillip are still my favorite characters and the world building is very good. It is a great story overall.

Epic!!!

The story was seriously epic! I didn’t want to hit pause at all. I was swept away with the magic from the moment it started. The plot kept me engaged the entire time and I loved the complexity of it. I also loved all the different paranormal creatures included in the book. I can’t wait to see where this series is going to go! I want way more of these characters and this world.

I love lgbt books

as a gay man it's really nice to see the representation. I felt the story stalled a few times and repeated or hyper explained simple things. I loved the characterization. the characters were young and the immature mixed with mature content wss confusing sometimes for me.