Enduring Chaos

Cover art for Enduring Chaos by Catherine Fitzsimmons, a digital painting of a woman with auburn hair and a red dress standing in front of a rocky outcrop with trees; purple and black smoke flows from her hand and takes the form of a woman with short black hair and a black dress

by Catherine Fitzsimmons

Cursed with fearsome eyes and a dangerous gift, any chance of Damian Sires having an ordinary life was dashed the moment she was born. All her life, she has hidden her abnormalities and fought for acceptance behind the shadow of a veil and her respected merchant father.

When Damian’s power spirals out of control and casts her out alone into the world, she finds herself caught up in plots as old as the gods themselves. Bitter exiles, deposed nobility, clandestine knights, and a divine being with an ancient grudge all close in on the unstable power radiating from Damian.

Desperate to keep that power contained, she sets out with mysterious allies in an attempt to find someone who can help her in a world that fears magic. Yet the source of Damian’s ability is far more deadly than she imagined.

ISBN: 978-0-9866493-8-7
Genre: Epic fantasy
Series: Sisters of Chaos trilogy, book 1; Books of Elderra, book 2
Age: 14+
Pages: 340
Formats: Paperback, ebook
Released: November 2013

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Anyone who loves “coming of age story” adventures will identify with the beats in Damian’s journey through medieval-esque Elderra. Well-written, with multiple perspectives to follow, Enduring Chaos reminds me of stories like David Eddings’ Belgariad, but with Fitzsimmon’s own twist on sword and sorcery fantasy.

Lesley Donaldson, writing coach and author of The Queen’s Viper

This was a compelling fantasy set in a Medieval Europe-esque world, populated by dragon knights, mysterious mercenaries, magic-fearing townsfolk and gods who are not who they seem.

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