Jes Honard (they/she) is a queer sci-fi/fantasy writer and professional coffee inhaler. Their co-authored debut, Unrelenting, won several awards, including the 2022 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards LGBTQ title. It was also a finalist for the 2020 Book Pipeline Unpublished Manuscript Competition. Jes has also published short stories and poetry in several anthologies, including the Lesbians in Space anthology and Antifa Lit Journal, Vol. 1.Jes finds their best words when writing about found family, queer identity, and what happens when we build bridges instead of walls. They currently live in Kalamazoo, MI with their wife and two cats. Marie Parks (she/her) is a queer fantasy author living in New Mexico, where she hikes, camps, and eats copious amounts of green chile. In addition to winning multiple awards for Unrelenting, Marie was a finalist for the Futurescapes Award for Most Promising New Author for her social justice fantasy heist, Flightless (Shadow Dragon Press, 2026). Marie also received a 2025 New Mexico Writers Grant to support her next writing project.She is the founder of Sandia Starforgers Writers Retreats and Workshops and is a speaker for conferences such as Dragonsteel and WriteHive. She's delighted by the birds at her feeders, the veggies in her garden, and asexual representation anywhere in the world.
Praise for the Grigori Cycle""Unrelenting is a tapestry of emotion that effortlessly weaves the threads of grief and obsession into a supernatural thriller."" -Mary Robinette Kowal, Hugo Award winning author ""A fast-paced, supernatural thriller that will keep you turning the pages long after you should have gone to sleep."" -Dan Wells, New York Times bestselling author ""Unrelenting effortlessly blends supernatural fantasy and thriller into one cohesive, wholly accessible story."" -Pipeline Media Group ""I could not stop reading! A thunderous debut with real heart. Epic powers, villains you'll love to hate, and a plot that doesn't stop make for an amazing story."" -Dan Eavenson, The Fantasy Book of the Month Podcast ""...a unique take on magic wrapped within a finely-crafted conspiracy."" -Geoff Habiger & Coy Kissee, authors of Wrath of the Fury Blade and Unremarkable ""...a twisted but entertaining world of mystery and unexpected danger."" -Hugh Fritz, author of the Mystic Rampage trilogy