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M. A. Holland
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Reader/writer. Meanjin/Brisbane, Australia.
Probably misses his old glasses.
#amrewriting: RAVEN QUEEN'S FLIGHT/RAVEN QUEEN'S RETURN, YA Ornithopunk Duology

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maholland.bsky.social M. A. Holland @maholland.bsky.social · 7d
As the resource-hungry Sovereignty expands unchecked, two sisters find themselves at odds: one a Sovereign pilot, the other a rebel. Their paths collide over besieged Iskar, where magically engineered weapons are unleashed by both sides—at great cost.

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A moodboard for The Engines That Divide, setting a dieselpunk theme with gloomy factories, mechanical walkers, magical science, and unique races.
November 5, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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As the resource-hungry Sovereignty expands unchecked, two sisters find themselves at odds: one a Sovereign pilot, the other a rebel. Their paths collide over besieged Iskar, where magically engineered weapons are unleashed by both sides—at great cost.

#QuestPit #W #YA #NA #SFF
A mood-board style card with the title The Engines That Divide, YA/NA Dieselpunk. There are various images, including a mechanical walker, a fighter plane, a factory, and others. A image of a factory in orange and blue, with large smokestacks, with text reading: Sometimes the easiest choices to make are the hardest to live with. Kira Sahl is happiest with soil beneath her feet, tinkering away at machines. Her sister Tam, though? She just wants to fly. Cast into a war half a world away, the sisters find themselves on different paths. Gifted pilot Tam becomes an ace in the elite Sovereign Aerocorps. Mechanic Kira, meanwhile, gets a taste of the war up close. When Kira crosses paths with an enigmatic enemy artificer, she is presented with a choice: stay and fight for a cause she has no faith in, or leave everything she has ever loved behind to join the rebellion. Throwing her lot in with the rebels––the Inkari artificer, a rogue arcanist, a free-thinking mechanoid, and a pair of savage Korat––she puts herself on a collision course with Tam in the battle over a besieged city, where both sides plan to unleash magically-engineered weapons—at devastating cost. A image of a factory in orange and blue, with large smokestacks, with text reading: Featuring: Siblings At Odds Fighting the Empire x Crushing the Rebellion Fading Magic x Rising Machinery Unique Races Dieselpunk Setting Fighter Planes Mechanical Walkers Devastating Weapons A image of a factory in orange and blue, with large smokestacks, with various comps, including Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld, Lost Stars by Claudia Gray, the game Iron Harvest, and the movie Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, with various descriptive tags linked to them: Dieselpunk Setting, World War Aesthetic, Mechanical Walkers, Fighter Planes, Dual POVs, Coming of Age, and Empire + Rebellion.
November 5, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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Following her parents’ assassination, Aveline must flee from those intent on stealing her throne. Adrift in foreign lands, she finds allies in an unlikely place: three hawk-riding scouts, who aid her in her quest to reclaim her birth right.

#QuestPit #W #Revising #YA #SFF
A foggy, wooded mountainside, over which there is white text reading: Raven Queen's Flight, The Voronova Duology: Book 1 An image of a silhouetted bird of prey, along with text describing the book's format and themes: YA Ornithopunk (Eagles and Airships), Dual POV, Planned Duology, Lost Throne, Coming of Age, Daunting Legacy, Grief + Loss, Friendship + Found Family, Responsibility v Desire, Imperialism v Autonomy. Also pictured are four comp titles: The Storm Crow by Kalyn Josephson, Dragon Rider by Taran Matharu, The Waking Land by Callie Bates, and Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian. A foggy mountainside, with text: After her parents are assassinated, Aveline, young heir to the throne of Voronova, must flee those once sworn to serve her. Adrift in foreign lands, Aveline knows she will need allies if she is to survive, let alone honour her father’s legacy. Kohl, a goshawk-riding scout, is on patrol when he spies an unmarked airship stealing through the border mountains. Assuming he has intercepted ordinary smugglers, he sneaks aboard and finds more than he bargained for: a runaway queen. After tragedy strikes, Kohl and his companions Matthy and Surit are drawn into Aveline’s quest to reclaim her throne. Her goal - to seek the help of her maternal uncle, Iskander, and his fierce bear-mounted cavalry. But she scarcely knows the man, and his lands lay on the far side of the continent besides. Mounted on the backs of immense birds of prey, the quartet will make their way across the continent, freeing allies and evading capture… A mountain lake, with text of the following snippet from the book: Through the porthole she watched the palace drifting slowly out of view. The city of Nov Voronova was clustered behind it, on the shore of the glistening Lake Vanda. The palace had been her home for all of her fifteen years - and now it wasn’t. One day, she thought, it will be again.
November 5, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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maholland.bsky.social M. A. Holland @maholland.bsky.social · 7d
Following her parents’ assassination, Aveline must flee from those intent on stealing her throne. Adrift in foreign lands, she finds allies in an unlikely place: three hawk-riding scouts, who aid her in her quest to reclaim her birth right.

#QuestPit #W #Revising #YA #SFF
A mood board for the book Raven Queen's Flight, with strip images of a silhouetted bird of prey, foggy, wooded mountainous landscapes, and a close up of a brown bear.
November 5, 2025 at 10:52 PM