Welcome to a new cover reveal!

Today we have the pleasure of help reveal the cover of The Sins of Steel and Shadow, a new fantasy novel, first in the Turned series, written by Steve Pannett.

Let's take a look at the blurb:

From the author of THE HUNTER'S LAMENT comes the first book in a brand new series. THE SINS OF STEEL AND SHADOW is a low fantasy novel set against the backdrop of centuries-long hostilities between humans and vampyrs. What was once open war between them is now a fragile peace. But no peace lasts forever.

And for Bail Neren, there has never been peace. He is a Turned. Not fully vampyr, but no longer human. Hated and reviled by both sides of the divide, his very existence is a constant struggle to survive.But when Bail is offered the chance of a lifetime, there’s more at stake than just his own survival. Already an accomplished smuggler, he must now turn his hand to becoming a master assassin, leading his fellow Turned on a deadly mission to stop a dangerous coup.

To survive, he will have to learn to work alongside other Turned. To succeed, he will have to learn to trust them. And only in doing both will he have a chance of securing the one thing that matters most to him; his humanity.  

The Sins of Steel and Shadow is scheduled to be released during the first quarter of 2025.

Cover designed by the own author (Steve Pannett).

In this post:

Steve Pannett

Hi there! I’m Steve Pannett, an author of gritty fantasy fiction and a creative specialising in brand design. I fell in love with reading as a child and—somewhat typically—with writing shortly after that. I try to read (and write) as broadly as I can but my true passion is—and always has been—fantasy fiction.

I have only one goal with my writing; to entertain. I want my readers to smile, grimace, cheer and bellow with every twist and turn along the way. I try to find characters who are flawed and complex, fighting with the ever-changing maelstrom of emotion and motivation that is the human condition.

In short, I have only ever set out to do one thing: to tell stories.

I live in Yorkshire with my wife, Fraz—whose constant support is the only reason I ever finish writing anything—and our twin boys, Ethan and Lachlan.