Aether Torrent

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Aether Torrent is a 94,000-word YA action-adventure fantasy novel about labor, religion, found family, and the meaning of treasure, all LGBTQ+ friendly. Even in a world where elemental magic is available to anyone with the right materials, the economics of exploitation still rule. Tori , a disenchanted atheist who makes a living by stealing treasures and suffering through retail, wants to turn her black-market boss's ill-gotten treasures into a legitimate, life-affirming museum. Avani , a devoutly religious fugitive blamed for her temple's violence, wants to evangelize safely distant from the influence of her temple's zealots. Cirrus , a flying, shape-shifting tiger woman coerced into mercenary violence by her military, wants help for a private mission of her own. The three women help each other fight their way out of their respective bad situations and into a new goal: reaching Tori's mother in