Farzana's Spite

dark sci-fi fantasy | FF | neurodivergence | trauma | love

Life is about as good as it gets for an anxious and depressed bastard stripped of any social benefits of her caste. Farzana has a cushy job, a wonderful best friend, and a mother and younger brother who love her to bits. Then the faerie who abandoned her mother before she was born—the father she always hoped to meet—returns, brutally murders the royal family, and seizes the crown for himself. That comfortable life? Shattered. 

Slowly but inevitably, both the country and Farzana’s life are dragged into a terrifying and lethal storm of chaos. If someone doesn’t step up soon to set things right, there won’t be much left worth saving.

Farzana’s Spite is a sapphic dark fantasy featuring a diverse cast doing their best to stay alive during a traumatic and tumultuous period. A blend of tragedy, romance, and mystery, this story was written for anyone ever made to believe they were broken beyond repair, and who needs a story to kill that thought once and for all.

Farzana's Spite is a dark fantasy and as such contains scenes and topics that may cause distress for certain readers. Please check here for a non-exhaustive list of content warnings.

Praise for Farzana's Spite:

"With approachable, digestible prose and a character who fights to break out of the confines of her own story, Farzana's Spite turns fantasy grounded and tragedy hopeful. Farzana is the kind of character you can't help but stick around for, hoping to see her heal in ways you thought you never could." - Adik Graves, Author of Little Favors

"Something that really comes through in the text, primarily through Farzana’s character, is a deep sense of empathy for all peoples regardless of differences. The story world filtered through Farzana is rendered with great care. It’s the beating heart of the book and what, I think, will really make it stand out amongst its peers." - Stephen Howard, Author of This House Isn't Haunted But We Are

"Farzana's Spite nails the balance between creating a unique fantasy world full of magic with a familiarity that you feel like you could step right into...and then punch Araj in the face. Farzana taking control of her own life healed me, and watching her fall in love was even better." - Charlie Knight, Author and Editor

"Reading [Farzana's Spite] makes it clear that Felix has a very good understanding of social anxiety and how it pervades all aspects of our life. It's the element of the book that, after completing it, sticks out to me the most." - Anthony Gramuglia, Writer