The Taking of Stonecrop is a novella set 300 years prior to the events in the epic fantasy novel Spireseeker. Princess Byrn has been exiled from the castle at Riverbend Fortress, leaving her tyrant brother to rule all of Fayen. Faced with certain death if she reveals her own survival, she must choose between her own life and the well-being of the people she loves, when her brother brings her home to the brink of a bloody war.
Byrn soon finds that she is not alone. With help from her father’s spy network and a race of elves claiming special powers, she sets her sights on the one place where she can end the violence: her father’s throne.
Follow Byrn’s journey as she struggles to defeat her brother and reclaim peace and prosperity for all of Fayen.
The Taking of Stonecrop by E.D.E. Bell
Cover illustration by Anna Rettberg
E.D.E. Bell
E.D.E. Bell
E.D.E. Bell (she/e) loves fantasy fiction, and enjoys blending classic and modern elements. A passionate vegan and earnest progressive, she feels strongly about issues related to equality and compassion. Her works are quiet and queer and often explore conceptions of identity and community, including themes of friendship, family, and connection. She lives in Ferndale, Michigan, where she writes stories and revels in garlic. You can follow her adventures at edebell.com.
Bell was born in the year of the fire dragon during a Cleveland blizzard. After a youth in the Mitten, an MSE in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan, three wonderful children, and nearly two decades in Northern Virginia and Southwest Ohio developing technical intelligence strategy, she started the indie press Atthis Arts. Working through mental disorders and an ever-complicated world, she now tries to bring light and love as she can through fantasy fiction, as a proud part of the Detroit arts community.
