Aaron K. Bowen, Author

Set in an alternate version of North America, where magic has ravaged the global landscape and re-written history, Last Song of the Leviathan follows four protagonists as they cross a gigantic, supernaturally lethal desert.   Among them: a prioress of the Temple of Juno who hopes to civilize a feral child and publish her research; a disgraced ronin fleeing the empire of Jamatai alongside his former feudal lord and the geisha with whom he's fallen in love; a young apprentice bounty hunter eager to prove her independence from her mentor on a mission where delivering the mark alive is of paramount importance; and a spymaster masquerading as a ship's conductor who seeks to divest his passengers of every last secret they possess.