Today we’re thrilled to bring you the cover reveal for the next book in Tej Turner’s The Avatars of Ruin series, BLOOD WAR.

Blood War is the third novel in the series, let’s find out what Tej has in store for us next…

Sharma stands on the precipice of destruction as Gavendara’s army of shapeshifters surges towards the Valantian mountains. A mutant invasion  leaving terror and death in its wake and whose victims rise again, swelling its ranks. 

Yet still the Synod dithers, its leaders fractured as they plot and scheme against each other. Jaedin is now a fugitive, Bryna’s powers are waning, and  Rivan grapples with the consequences of his resurrection – as well as the ominous entity that now lives beneath his skin. Whilst Miles, torn between  loyalties, faces an impossible choice that could reshape the fate of nations. 

Meanwhile, to the east, Elita seeks sanctuary within the enigmatic depths of Babua’s jungle. The people who dwell there are distrustful of her, but for  a good reason. She indeed has secrets, and it seems that trouble has followed her.

“This is epic fantasy with a touch of the mythic to it. There were villains I loved to hate, and a queer protagonist I loved rooting for. Action, magic, a world in  peril…what more could you ask for?” 

– Trip Galey, author of A Market of Dreams and Destiny  about Bloodsworn, Book 1 of The Avatars of Ruin

Blood War is due for release from Elsewhen Press in digital format on the 8th January 2024, and in print on 2nd February 2024.

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Now, let’s check out that cover!

The cover design is by Alison Buck from Elsewhen Press. You can find out more about Alison HERE

Here’s what Tej had to say about this striking cover:

“I love this cover and Elsewhen always ask me for some suggestions, so I have input into the design. Each one has a similar format (with the knotwork and layout) but they have different colour schemes and motifs in the middle based on a different central character from the series. The first was based around Kyra, the second Bryna, and this third is also based on a character, but to reveal exactly which one it is would be a bit of a spoiler…”

Blood War is due for release from Elsewhen Press in digital format on the 8th January 2024, and in print on 2nd February 2024.

For more information, CLICK HERE

Tej Turner is an SFF author and travel-blogger. His debut novel The Janus Cycle was published by Elsewhen Press in 2015 and its sequel Dinnusos  Rises was released in 2017. Both are hard to classify within typical genres but were contemporary and semi-biographical with elements of  surrealism. He has since branched off into writing epic fantasy and has an ongoing series called the Avatars of Ruin. The first instalment – 

Bloodsworn – was released in 2021, and its sequel Blood Legacy in 2022. The third – Blood War –is due to be published in early 2024. He does not have any particular place he would say he is ‘from’, as his family moved between various parts of England during his childhood. He  eventually settled in Wales, where he studied Creative Writing and Film at Trinity College in Carmarthen, followed by a master’s degree at The  University of Wales Lampeter. 

Since then, Tej has mostly resided in Cardiff, where he works as a chef by day and writes by moonlight. His childhood on the move seems to have  rubbed off on him because when he is not in Cardiff, it is usually because he has strapped on a backpack and flown off to another part of the world to go  on an adventure. 

He has so far clocked two years in Asia and two years in South America, and when he travels, he takes a particular interest in historic sites, jungles,  wildlife, native cultures, and mountains. He also spent some time volunteering at the Merazonia Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre in Ecuador. Firsthand accounts of Tej’s adventures abroad can be found on his travel blog