| A Persian-inspired fantasy with a hopepunk flair, Fate Made Me The Hammer is an adventure in found family, the mundane made magic, and the struggle for meaning in times of great change. |
| On the night of his brother’s coronation, Daryoush—a highborn tradesman who secretly resents his worldly, social-climbing family—is seized by assassins. He escapes with his life thanks to Zahan, a charming young healer and practitioner of magic, which he claims is native to their people. |
| Daryoush soon finds that his fate and Zahan's are profoundly intertwined: because magic went almost extinct in their land during a time of persecution, Zahan bargained with questionable spirits to learn it. Now, these spirits are seeking their payment—and they seem to have taken an interest in Daryoush. |
| To fulfill the magic rite that will earn them both their freedom, Daryoush and Zahan begin a journey through the messy underbelly of their country—from war-torn districts to snowcapped mountains to the dens of young bandits. Along the way, they enlist Houshang, a wartime hero from a disgraced former territory, and Sister Hushti, a priestess seeking refuge from a dangerous cult. |
| As Daryoush faces patrons of evil in the upper echelons of Rasidan—both strangers and family, mortal and not—he must abide in his friends and break the cycles of corruption in a struggle for the soul of the world itself. |
| COMING JANUARY 2027 |
