J A Pitts – författare

Sarah Beauhall is a blacksmith, has a night job as a props manager for a low-budget movie, and spends her free time fighting in a medieval re-enactment group. Her world falls apart when she discovers that dragons are real and live among us as shapeshifters; in fact, it is they who have been the secret masters of our world from time immemorial. On top of all this, it appears that Sarah has managed to reforge an ancient sword that everyone suddenly wants...and those who don't want the weapon want Sarah to take on her destiny and become humanity's saviour. As Sarah tries to make her way in this new world, she discovers just how little she knows of reality. Fairies and dwarves and giants abound, the fault line of the Pacific Northwest is rife with ancient Norse magic. Odin himself appears with ravens at his side and cryptic advice for the fledgling heroine. And the cherry on the cake? The discovery that Sarah's girlfriend is from a family that has been battling these forces for generations and they look to Sarah as their last best hope.

Sarah Jane Beauhall thinks she's getting her life in order. The blacksmith turned dragon slayer has it all figured out-little things like dealing with the political intrigue of dragons who secretly run our world and learning to wield the magic that she has been given by none other than Odin, who has been fighting the dragons for millennia. And then there is the matter of coming to terms with who she is...and how to build a life with her partner, Katie. All these things are forced into the background, however, when a magic-wielding serial killer starts prowling the Pacific Northwest. All of his victims have ties to Sarah. Sarah will have to unravel the web she finds closing around her as a powerful necromancer and a crazed blood cult known as the Dragon Liberation Front work to tear apart everything she holds dear.

To save her girlfriend,a dragon slayer and blacksmith enters a nightmare realm and confronts a long-dead killer in this "endlessly entertaining" novel (Barb and J. C. Hendee, authors of the Noble Dead saga). Magic has a cost. Blacksmith and dragon slayer Sarah Beauhall is about to find out just how high. Her lover, Katie Cornett, trying to find her long-missing parents, has been dabbling with forces beyond her reckoning—and unleashed a cataclysmic shockwave of magic that ripples throughout the Pacific Northwest while her spirit is blasted from her body and flung into a world of nightmares and monsters. As Katie''s coma deepens and her chances of survival fade, Sarah''s spirit must make a journey of its own through a world of crystalline eaters and malevolent spirits who exist only to hunt and to consume. Night after night Sarah delves beyond the hidden paths, going into the wild lands and lost worlds far beyond the great sea of dreams. When the spirit of a long-dead murderer—known only as the Bowler Hat man—begins gathering an army in the forgotten lands, Sarah discovers that more than eaters and feeders pursue her… "An unforgettable heroine. . . . Pitts delivers adventures that are humorous, hair-raising, and simultaneously full of heart." —A. M. Dellamonica, author of Child of a Hidden Sea "Dark urban fantasy with some clever touches." —Kirkus Reviews "It''s about time we had a fantasy heroine like Sarah Beauhall!" —Kay Kenyon, author of the Dark Talents series

In this urban fantasy, a sword-wielding female blacksmith goes up against mythical and supernatural creatures in epic, action-filled battles.When a rash of suicides strikes Bellingham, Washington, Sarah Beauhall finds herself embroiled in a conspiracy that involves long-dead gods, love-scorned ancients, dragons, witch feuds, and the rediscovery of a mysterious abandoned world.Can Sarah put together the puzzle pieces before her world comes crashing down around her?Praise for the writing of J. A. Pitts:"Dark Urban Fantasy with some clever touches that should appeal to Urban Fantasy fans." —Kirkus Reviews"A hip, urban take on dragons and dwarves, and add to that a sexy blacksmith in Doc Martens. It''s about time we had a fantasy heroine like Sarah Beauhall!" —Kay Kenyon, author of City Without End "A fast-moving, action-packed story . . . Sarah Beauhall is half girl, half warrior, and all attitude." —Louise Marley, author of The Singers of Nevya"Endlessly entertaining. A colliding mix of action and ancient myth—yet sexy with a dash of tongue-in-cheek humor. Not to be missed!" —Barb and J. C. Hendee, authors of the Noble Dead saga "Pitts brings Norse Mythology into the modern world in this amusing debut . . . There''s enough entertainment and romantic tension to keep readers interested in the planned sequels." —Publishers Weekly