At $3300, all physical reward tier backers will receive an art print of Perseus! Thank you. Your support will help me fund the editing cost of my next book.
Court of Snakes - YA Dystopian Political Fantasy w/ LGBT Rep
Court of Snakes is a complete YA Political Dystopian duology packed into one special edition omnibus.
For lovers of tarot cards, The Hunger Games, and Fullmetal Alchemist looking for LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC representation.
Do you love politically charged fantasy? Young rulers forced to inherit broken systems? Morally messy characters trying their best in a world stacked against them? Found family, rebellion, and survival under oppressive power?
"If you're looking for a YA dystopian fantasy with a unique magic system and a fast pace story, highly recommend this. It's action packed, has a cast of diverse, fully realized characters, and boasts a magic system based on tarot cards." — YW Lumaris, Author of Law of the Dragons | Court of Snakes: This Desert Cage, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
"The magic system in this book is very fun and based on Tarot. I also enjoyed the anti capitalist commentary of the book and the unique world building. It is dystopian sci fi but it also felt deeply grounded in fantasy rather than being a high tech future which was a fun and unique take. Come for the political intrigue, stay for the banger magic system. Overall enjoyed the ride!" — Lukas W. | Court of Snakes: This Desert Cage, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Truly an exciting ride filled with trials and tribulations. Characters are so lovable that you are rooting for justice until the very end, including the unexpected.” — Cindy D. | Court of Snakes: Bitter Truth, Honeyed Justice, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Court of Snakes is a YA Political Dystopian fantasy series about youth inheriting a world shaped by cruelty and daring to change it anyway.
Set in a city on the brink of collapse, the series follows Terran and Parisa as they navigate leadership, unrest, and the quiet violence of systems designed to fail the most vulnerable. Resources are dwindling. The people are restless. Power is dangerous in the wrong hands and irresistible in the right ones.
This campaign is about bringing Court of Snakes into a single, killer omnibus. Reading digitally is great, but holding the story in your hands matters. Court of Snakes: This Desert Cage was 120% funded on Kickstarter, and readers loved it! Now it's time to finish the story.
Court of Snakes is very much inspired by what's happening to marginalized people around me all the time now and how I myself have been impacted by broken systems. It’s fast-paced, character-driven, and deeply personal. It's built around themes of systemic oppression, legacy, survival, and hope. It’s about what happens when young people are handed power they never asked for and decide whether to repeat the past or burn it down and build something better.
If you love fantasy that interrogates power (readers of The Hunger Games and Fullmetal Alchemist, I'm looking at you!), centers marginalized voices, and believes that survival itself is an act of rebellion...
Boy is forced to rule. Girl refuses to kneel. The city demands they stand together or burn.
Terran never wanted power. Parisa only wants justice. Bound by circumstance and sharpened by opposing ideals, the two are forced into an uneasy alliance as Segeno fractures under corruption, scarcity, and the quiet cruelty of those in control.
As unrest spreads and old systems begin to rot, Terran struggles beneath expectations he never asked for, while Parisa confronts the legacy of violence and privilege that put him there. Each is certain the other is wrong. Each may be the city’s last chance.
To survive and to change anything, they’ll need allies, trust, and the courage to challenge the structures that profit from suffering.
Court of Snakes is a politically charged fantasy series about power, rebellion, and the people crushed beneath broken systems. It explores leadership under pressure, inherited guilt, and what it means to build something better when the world insists you can’t.
🐍 Queer, character-driven political dystopian fantasy 🐍 Found family, rebellion, and moral conflict 🐍 Anti-authoritarian themes and systemic critique 🐍 High magic, high stakes 🐍 Suitable for YA and Adult readers
Court of Snakes is set in a fractured desert city where power is hoarded, truth is dangerous, and survival often comes at a moral cost.
A complete duology, Court of Snakes blends court intrigue with rebellion, found family, and sharp-edged humor. At its heart, it explores systemic oppression, inherited power, empathy as resistance, and what it means to build something better from a broken world.
What does this crowdfunding project help achieve?
A bunch of cool things! - Entry into contests for Court of Snakes: This Desert Cage - Entry into contests for Court of Snakes: Bitter Truth, Honeyed Justice - The Omnibus itself
Stretch Goal 01
At $2000, all physical reward tier backers will receive an art print of The King! Thank you. Your support will help me recover the cost of editing.
Stretch Goal 02
At $3300, all physical reward tier backers will receive an art print of Perseus! Thank you. Your support will help me recover the cost of editing my next book.
Stretch Goal 03
At $5600, all physical reward tier backers will receive an art print of Aumi! Thank you. Your support will help me produce audiobook editions of these books, which will be distributed via my Ko-Fi store with a coupon code as DRM-free.MP4 files.
I’m Tycho, and I love storytelling! My goal is to write dreamy fiction for all ages that is unique, inspiring, and imaginative. I like to write about coming of age, magic, identity, relationships, and changing the world. My books are for readers ages eight to one hundred and eight (and if you’re an immortal, I won’t discriminate).
I have an MA in Publishing, an MA in Visual Development, am an EFA Certified Editor, and the owner of Liminal House Press.
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