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Steven Nickell
ALLi Author Member
Location: United States of America (the)
Genres: Fantasy/SciFi/Speculative
Skills: Press/Media Interview, Reading/Literary Event, Self-publishing Workshop/Training, Writing Workshop
Steven D Nickell has always been a storyteller. He wrote a play in middle school and half of a novel in high school. Take that, Paolini. In college he discovered a knack for screenwriting and a passion for making his own films. He spent his youth pursuing a career in the movie business, working first in movie theaters, then behind the camera as a cinematographer, before becoming a producer on low budget features. During that time, he wrote screenplays, sometimes for money and sometimes not. In 2016, he shifted his focus to writing novels. The Treachery of Ravens is his debut work. He is a founding member of the read & critique group the Inkwells, and lives in San Diego, California, with his wife, daughter, two huskies, and a cat named Ziggy.
Steven Nickell's books
The Treachery of Ravens
A daring robbery. Magic out of control. One last chance to do the right thing.
All Meryl Gaspard ever wanted was to fly, but a life lived on her terms means turning her back on her mother and the Liberty Belle salon. So, she lives a secret double life: dutiful daughter by day, professional thief by night. Meanwhile, for a nameless young acolyte, living like a prisoner on an isolated island, using her magic to heal the sick would give meaning to all the suffering her powers have caused her. And, on the dark streets of Pelz, Inspector Michel Aubergon hunts an elusive thief while the greed and corruption around him tears at the fabric of his ideals, seeking to consume his very soul.
Soon, a skyship will arrive in Pelz carrying an object of untold value, and Meryl must steal it. But her friend, the mysterious cleric possessing forbidden magic, is under threat, and the police inspector charged with apprehending her is closing in. Meryl must stay a step ahead and pull off a high-stakes burglary, but she can’t do it alone. She needs allies, and those allies might come from some very unexpected places.
For fans of fantasy and steampunk, experience a tale of swashbuckling action and adventure set in a world where coal and steam are ascendent over alchemy and magic, and giant skyships rule the air.