There comes a strange moment in the life of a book when something that has existed privately for so long becomes an object other people can hold.
For The Arcane Odyssey: Book One, The Awakening, that moment begins with a signed first edition.
For years, this world lived in notes, drafts, and pages only I could see. Soon, copies bearing my signature will find their way onto your shelves.
Only 50 copies will ever be made, and each one is signed and numbered by hand. If you have been waiting to reserve yours, I would love for you to be part of this beginning.
A Keepsake from the Beginning
Each hardcover in this offering will be hand-signed and individually numbered, making it a personal keepsake from the beginning of the Odyssey.
The offering is limited to fifty copies. Once the remaining copies are claimed, reservations will close.
Limit one copy per order. Please reserve only one per reader so more readers can take part.
Where the Odyssey Begins
The Awakening introduces readers to Zamaria Zephyr and the world surrounding Zephyr’s Books & Curiosities.
What begins among books, family, and familiar streets gradually opens into something far older and considerably larger.
Magic in Zamaria’s world has history, traditions, and divisions. It has people who have spent generations deciding where its boundaries should lie.
Zamaria is about to discover that boundaries are not always as permanent as they appear.
At the center of that discovery is a mysterious Star-Mark—and questions whose answers reach into parts of magical history that have not remained forgotten by accident.
A Story About What We Inherit
Fantasy gives us spells, prophecies, impossible landscapes, ancient artifacts, and all the things that make turning another page irresistible.
But underneath the magic, I have always been interested in something more human.
What do we do with the systems we inherit?
What happens when tradition and truth are not necessarily the same thing?
What happens when someone discovers that the choices presented to them are not the only choices that exist?
Those questions live beneath The Awakening.
You do not need to know the answers before entering the story.
Neither does Zamaria.
Before You Reserve
This is a preorder. Physical copies are still at the printer.
Copies ship after they arrive from the printer and Katey Rae signs and numbers each one. Current estimate: ships by November 30, 2026; may ship earlier. We’ll email you as soon as they’re in hand.
The full preorder terms, including the cancellation policy and options if shipping is delayed, are available on the signed edition page.
Make This Beginning Part of Your Collection
A signature. An individual number. The first chapter of an Odyssey.
Only 50 copies will ever be made, and each one is signed and numbered by hand.