The Shards of Color Trilogy

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Blush Born Publisher's Summary

Everyone stares at Jethran Frye, but no one truly sees him. Born with a pink blush on his cheeks, eyes, hands, and hair, he's labeled a Flaw. When his body erupts with new colors that stain the world. In the monochrome Kingdom of Evenhere, this is a crime worthy of death, forcing Jethran to become a fugitive accused of Malicious Vibrancy and Public Emoting.In the wilderness, Jethran discovers that lullabies are an ancient magic and varii tales carry historical truth. He meets Fable, a silver-skinned Silvarii carrying Wing FADES, a malady contracted through magical intimacy. Jethran later names Fable his Chosen Water, a bond closer than blood and together, they create Spectrasy, an ultimate power of totality channeled through emotional intelligence and radical vulnerability.Jethran must learn to navigate his new emotions and channel his new power, as he restores the world with color and fights to free his kingdom from the tyrannical rule of the Uncrowned King. Never picking up a sword, he fights his battles through song.Blush Born is a direct translation of the memoir Shards of Hope, told through a fairy tale lens. This story presents a world where emotions become physics and color is a tangible force. Queer defiance is baked into this epic entry point to the Shards of Color Trilogy. A raw, grit-filled fantasy about the violence of conformity, the radical act of being yourself, and the transformative power of found family. It is a story for anyone who has ever been told they were too much. It is for the wounded who refuse to be broken.The Gray is ending. The spectrum is rising. Its time to paint the world with our scars and to live beautifully. Ebook edition contains maps with the vibrant true colors of Evenhere.