Outcast, my latest novel, is almost here! 
 

Set in the same world as The Northern Queen and The Song and the Sorceress, Outcast is an adventure tale at heart; delving into themes of friendship, oppression, and redemption, this novel questions our notions of what it means to have and wield power.

 

And also, it's fun to read!

 

Praise from Publisher's Weekly, July 29th, 2013:

"Years after the bloody Purge that ended with the king slain, his heir missing, and the land firmly in the control of the Caretakers, Skerth and other street children struggle to survive at the bottom of the social pyramid of Erados. When street kids Skerth’s age begin to be murdered, it is clear indifference has changed to overt hostility; more worrisome is the fact that the assassin has a profile for his victims and Skerth fits it. He must discover the secret behind the assassin’s campaign of death or die himself. Vandervort’s debut plays with familiar ideas: the poor boy with a special destiny struggling against illegitimate usurpers against a backdrop of secrets, revelations, corruption and heroics. While Vandervort subverts some of the familiar tropes, she seems far more comfortable when she is embracing them. The novel is best read as a variation on a familiar tale, a new cover of an ancient song. (Sept.)"

 

The finished cover art:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Watch this blog closely for forthcoming information on a special signed and numbered pre-order offer!