Oss'stera: An Epic Fantasy (Paperback or Softback)

“An epic fantasy delight that reads like a standalone. The authors deliver a plot like Sanderson's Mistborn and romantic matchmaking mischief like Marillier's The Harp of Kings.” –Cam Torrens, author of the Tyler Zahn series

In a world where art can be an act of political rebellion, Alar leads the rag-tag rebel group Oss'stera against the Vollen Empire bent on repressing the Alle'oss people. Finding themselves in the center of high stakes political maneuvering, Alar and fellow rebels Scilla and Ukrit hatch a daring scheme—infiltrate an elite art event and escape with a lord's treasure. Will their resourcefulness and Alar's ability as a realm walker be enough to bankroll their dream of overcoming the Empire's oppression? Or will they be exposed as insurgents and sent to certain death?

Oss'stera is a tale of strategy and survival, where personal ambitions and political machinations intertwine. With a richly constructed world and complex characters, readers are invited into a realm where the fight for freedom is as much about the heart as it is about the sword, where artistic expression becomes a powerful symbol of resistance and identity.

Ross Hightower and DL Heim have been partners in crime for more than 38 years. While Ross built a career as a professor and Deb worked on four advanced degrees, they managed to raise two wonderful people and launch them into the world. When Ross started writing his first novel, Spirit Sight, they never dreamed they would work together, but after a rocky beginning, they discovered they loved writing together. It took a few beers, many intense conversations, and a few arguments to produce Oss'stera, the third novel in the Spirit Song: Rebels Rising series. There will be many more books to come.