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Make sure you reserve a signed copy of The Cradle of Eternal Night today! The physical Paperback copies have arrived and they’re perfect. ✨🌜🌞🌛✨

The Cradle of Eternal Night by Ladz, illus. by Pom Poison

FINAL PROOF CAME IN. This book is finally everything I dreamed for it, and it's so strange the tangible feeling of finished I experienced as soon as I hit "enable global distribution."

I've ordered the stock for my itch site. If you want a copy signed by me and @pompoison, make sure you reserve a copy today. I ship to the US, Canada, and the EU. Cost includes the shipping.

Reserve yours today, synopsis below the cut

In a land lit only by the counterfeit warmth of magical technology, the Kler prays for the return of the sun, the moons, and the stars. Ceaseless night and the beasts lurking in the darkness keep the congregation within the Kolebka Wiecznej Nocy trapped in mirthless vigil. Their towns remain quiet as graveyards as they wait for day to come again. What no one knows about this ceaseless night is that the Kler themselves can end it. But they haven’t, and they won’t.

Long ago, the Kler banished the sun worshipers, but a heretical sect made the journey back to the land of darkness. Now, only one remains carrying their purpose heavy on her shoulders: a maverick technomancer named Basia. She alone will bring back the light, or no one will.

Armed with naught but her own cleverness and a sword imbued with sun-embraced charms, she searches for the Kler’s secrets and finds herself in Tawerna. With the Kler on her heels, she infiltrates a private feast and catches Hanka, a docile bard, in the middle of planning her own escape into the world beyond. Hanka wants nothing to do with the heretical outsider until she discovers that her purpose aligns with the darkness buried inside herself. Hanka knows the secrets the Kler keeps, and she knows just where to go to expose their lies.

With only each other and their heretical magic to rely on, Basia and Hanka face the eternal night and wonder, are they truly enough to bring light back to the world?

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The Cradle of Eternal Night

illustrated by @pompoison

In a land lit only by the counterfeit warmth of magical technology, the Kler prays for the return of the sun, the moons, and the stars. Ceaseless night and the beasts lurking in the darkness keep the congregation within the Kolebka Wiecznej Nocy trapped in mirthless vigil. Their towns remain quiet as graveyards as they wait for day to come again. What no one knows about this ceaseless night is that the Kler themselves can end it. But they haven’t, and they won’t.

Long ago, the Kler banished the sun worshipers, but a heretical sect made the journey back to the land of darkness. Now, only one remains carrying their purpose heavy on her shoulders: a maverick technomancer named Basia. She alone will bring back the light, or no one will.

Armed with naught but her own cleverness and a sword imbued with sun-embraced charms, she searches for the Kler’s secrets and finds herself in Tawerna. With the Kler on her heels, she infiltrates a private feast and catches Hanka, a docile bard, in the middle of planning her own escape into the world beyond. Hanka wants nothing to do with the heretical outsider until she discovers that her purpose aligns with the darkness buried inside herself. Hanka knows the secrets the Kler keeps, and she knows just where to go to expose their lies.

With only each other and their heretical magic to rely on, Basia and Hanka face the eternal night and wonder, are they truly enough to bring light back to the world?

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THE CRADLE OF ETERNAL NIGHT IS OUT TODAY

I did an interview with I Heart Sapphfic all about the creation of this book that I think you might enjoy reading

The art by @pompoison within its pages are a wonder to behold; I've been teasing the sigils throughout. They slap so hard as the story progresses.

I'm very excited for people to go on the journey through the dark to bring back the light with Basia and Hanka, complete with boss fights, lesbian smut, and some of the tightest worldbuilding I've ever done.

CRADLE is dedicated to my late friend, Rekka Jay, who wrote The Peridot Shift trilogy if you want more queer adventures and incredible worlds

Reserve a signed physical copy of CRADLE here

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the cradle of eternal night illus. by @pompoison

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I’m super excited to share THE CRADLE OF ETERNAL NIGHT, an illustrated sapphic romantasy novel by LADZ, with illustrations by me, hitting your ereader on October 22 2024✨

art by @pompoison

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COVER REVEAL: THE CRADLE OF ETERNAL NIGHT by Ladz (yours truly), Illus. by Pom Poison

These never get less nerve-wracking, especially as this is a story I have been trying to tell since 2017. I’m so pleased to present the cover for my standalone romantasy horror, The Cradle of Eternal Night. Pom Poison of Little Death fame did the art and is doing additional interior illustrations. The reveal went up earlier today at Jamedi’s Jam Reads blog. This post is to show off the cover on…

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New Little Death comic update 🥴 (Page 148, Chapter 2) SubStar Comic Link

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Hey Pom!! I'm a long time fan of your work and I love buying your art. I even have my own copy of Little Death from a few years ago! I have a small question:

Back when you had an Etsy, there was a centipede sticker design you were selling that said "I ♡ Freaks" on it. I really, really enjoy that design as well as centipedes in general, and I want to get a tattoo sometime. Is there a way I could recieve permission or purchase a tattoo ticket from you to get the linework tattooed? If so, what would your preferred method of contact be for this inquiry?

Hey! That’s awesome 😌 Yeah I sell tattoo tickets through my square shop. Here is the direct link!

Although that listing includes a booklet of bugs-n-animals art, I’d be fine with adding the “I <3 Freaks” Centipede design to the design booklet when I process your order. It’s $35 for the whole booklet.

Thanks!

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😣💍new jewelry

https://subscribestar.adult/posts/1375050 (all tiers)🔞

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I fight with self doubt a lot. I vacillate between “my art isn’t good enough to be a career” versus “I’m good at art but my vision is not shared by enough people to make it a career.” But honestly what the hell, I don’t have the privilege of even knowing if I’m good or not. I’m fighting restrictions across websites. I am not allowed to have reach because there’s horny queer themes in my comics. I’m limited to the extremely unstable crucible of Twitter, and the microscopic community of Mastodon. Meanwhile, there are multiple big budget TV shows that air where anybody, including children, are liable to view them. I can’t understand the double standard at work here. I and so many other people create such intensely meaningful stories. Eroticism is a key component of so many human experiences—why are corporations the only entity allowed to express that?

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I am a gay & trans multidisciplinary comic creator and printmaker with a creative focus on queer 🔞 themes. I’m thugging it out despite how much my reach is limited by anti-horny bans on small creators.

Check out my work! I made US shipping free forever.

https://pompoison-studios.square.site

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boning for three - linocut print on 9”x12” unbleached mulberry paper

Polyamorous skeletons in a three-way tongue kiss💋 This linocut was designed and printed from a hand-engraved block with an oil based ink/fabric ink emulsion! It’s my latest trad artwork and 11 prints are available for $25 on my online store.

I package all my prints in eco-friendly polypropylene sleeves (it’s extra poly).

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GET EXCITED!!!

This week's moodboard theme is COMPS. If you're a fan of Fromsoft, but specifically the painted worlds of Dark Souls and the religious horror aspects of Bloodborne, you're in for a treat

THE CRADLE OF ETERNAL NIGHT is a sapphic horror romantasy about a bard and a witch on a quest to bring the sun back to their lightless world

October 2024 Art by @pompoison

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Welcome!

My name is Jo, publishing as Ladz, and my pronouns are they/them. I write genre fiction, whether it's dark fantasy, horror, fantasy, or some mélange of all three. They're all intended for adult audiences, and I recommend checking out the content warnings for each before diving in.

While I do try to share updates on my writing, this tumblr is mostly a space for me to find inspiration and quotes I relate to, get excited about the media I love, and boost work from my friends. itch | goodreads | amazon

Learn more about my work below!

Work Available Now

Ice Upon a Pier (April 11, 2023) A novella that's a retelling of the life and crimes of Richard Kuklinski. A lesbian contract killer indulges in an interview about the ways she's used ice magic to freeze time and get away with literal murder.

The Fealty of Monsters Volume 1 (March 12, 2024) Art by @t-hornapple. A gothic horror political fantasy retelling of the Russian Revolution with queers and vampires. Sasza Czarnolaski serves a human court, but no one knows he's a vampire. Sasza quickly learns that he will do anything to preserve peace in the Empire–including giving in to the monstrosity he spent so many years concealing from even himself.

Upcoming

The Cradle of Eternal Night (October 2024) Art by @pompoison. A standalone sapphic horror romantasy in which a bard and a witch fall in love on a quest to bring the light back to their dark world. Sapphic, magical, and tense, perfect for fans of Dark Souls and grumpy x sunshine romance.

The Institute of Manners (The Fealty of Monsters Volume 2 (2025) Art by @t-hornapple. The revolution is paused for now as our main cast goes to graduate school. Lessons include avoiding assassination attempts, uncovering the secrets of a despot, and staying on top of the rumors of a horror-worshipping cult and anti-imperial activities alike.

Writing is Hard (202?) A nonfiction craft book about things I learned about writing and publishing in the last decade between failing to get into traditional publishing and finding personal and creative satisfaction in self and indie publishing. Collected blog posts expanded with new wisdom.

I also have a whole bevy of short stories on my itch account, which is the best place to get my work if you want to leave a tip.

My author newsletter updates once a month on the 11th, usually talking about insight from writing, sales, new work, and includes a picture of my cat.

Feel free to ask me anything regarding my books, my short fiction, my self-publishing journey and anything else you'd care to know about!

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I came to LadiesCon with 12 Gay Lich tote bags and left with 4! Thanks for loving them so much! I thought I should clarify which ones remain now:

Pictured are T5, T8, T9, T10 in order.🖤

Each $25 + shipping. Order one here! ✨

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Bringing my Gay Lich tote bags with me to LadiesCon tomorrow, buuut in you want to secure yours, I put these guys for sale in my online store! There are 12 variations, each one is $25. Each print is slightly unique, but all are equally good. 🗡️🖤💀