ALEX JAY LORE

QUEERNESS WITH A CHANCE OF EXPLOSIONS.

Alex Jay Lore (he/they) is a queer and trans author of science fiction and fantasy with LGBTQ+ protagonists. When not writing queerness with a chance of explosions, Alex is a high school English teacher, waging epic battles against comma splices and misused apostrophes. His debut science fiction novel, EMPIRE OF LIGHT is out now from NineStar Press with books two and three in the series coming soon.

Alex is represented by Stacey Kondla at The Rights Factory

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EMPIRE OF LIGHT

(Voyance, book #1)

Damian Nettoyer is the Empire’s go-to gun. He kills whoever they want him to kill. In exchange, he and his rag-tag gang of crooks get to live, and Damian’s psychokinetic partner and lover, Aris, isn’t issued a one-way ticket to an Empire-sanctioned lobotomy.

Then Damian’s latest mark, a suave revolutionary named Raeyn, kicks his ass and demands his help. The first item on the new agenda: take out Damian’s old boss—or Raeyn will take out Damian’s crew.

To protect his friends and save his own skin, Damian teams up with Raeyn to make his revolution work. As Aris slips away from Damian and his control over his powers crumbles, the Watch catches on. Damian gets way too close to Raeyn, torn between the need to shoot him one minute and kiss him the next.

With the Empire, Damian had two policies: shoot first and don’t ask questions. But to save the guy he loves, he’ll set the world on fire.

PRAISE FOR EMPIRE OF LIGHT

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I love broken heroes, angst-filled books (with happy endings), and lovely writing. This book has all of that, along with slippery politics, visceral action scenes, and characters who grow and change according to who they are — not simply because it was convenient to tie off a loose end.

—JOYFULLY JAY

"Fast-paced, action-driven, with complex world-building and engaging characters who deliver both grit and heart. Harrow lives up to their name with a harrowing ride of moral choices and emotional investment, and a writing style that never fails to engage."

— COLE MCCADE, AUTHOR OF THE CRIMINAL INTENTIONS SERIES

Though there are many amazing parts of this book, the crowning jewel was the characters. The three main characters (heretoafter referred to as The Murder Boys*) all stood on their own with compelling backstories and unique voices.

— Yarn Owl Reads

Alex Harrow tells a great story with the twists and turns of a solid action thriller. Like most action thrillers, there is death in various forms, vice, language, and sex all told in the detail of someone who grew up in the middle of it all and describing how they understand it—in its raw form.

—BIG SHINY ROBOT

“The adventures of Damian, Aris, and Raeyn carried me along like a wild trip on the rapids. And then it tossed my heart into a clothes wringer and left it crushed on the floor. Run, don't walk, to get a copy!”

—KATE MORGAN, AUTHOR OF THE REDEEMERS

“A twisting, yet satisfying plot combined with unforgettable LGBTQ+ characters makes Empire of Light one of my favorite sci-fi reads and Alex Harrow one of my favorite authors. They never disappoint.”

— BARBARA ANN WRIGHT, AUTHOR OF THE GODFALL SERIES

This was a hell of a book. A great sci-fi action story. Damian couldn’t seem to catch a break in this story no matter what he did. And I couldn’t put the book down to see how he would get through the next set of trials that were thrown against him.