Those Without Wings

After a devastating car crash leaves Adams dead and his ten-year-old niece Illeina in a coma, he is offered a single terrifying choice: descend into the Darkrealm to pull her soul back. In the Darkrealm, a shadowy place between the human world and the realm of angels, creatures called Whispers corrupt souls and trade in bargains that cost more than most can imagine. Adams is willing to risk his existence, and when Casey, a quick witted companion who uses gender neutral pronouns, insists on joining him they must learn to trust one another while grief and temptation test their limits. Tender and suspenseful, this supernatural fantasy explores love, sacrifice, and the fragile ties that bind people to one another across worlds.

~ Included for its compassionate depiction of pronoun diversity and nonbinary presence within a vivid queer fantasy that centers found family, sacrifice, and the quiet courage of caregiving ~