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The Curse of Ophidia
What Can I Expect?
A queen
Three years after Tamariya Amunet inherited a blood soaked crown, her grasp on the throne is weak, her kingdom struggles to rebuild, and her advisors grapple for power. Preoccupied with the disappearance of her magic, a gift that could bring the entire kingdom to heel, Tamariya nearly overlooks a rebellion brewing right under her nose. As she uncovers a sinister plot to destroy magic in the realm, the Queen of Naqad takes matters into her own hands to quash the force threatening her reign.
A prince
Caryk Cazaar, the striking, brooding Prince of Etrusca, seeks the hand of the queen, despite his apparent loathing of the monarch. Backed against a wall, Tamariya is forced to accept his suit. The prince is a thorn in Tamariya’s side: challenging her every move and sticking his nose where it does not belong, namely in her midnight trysts with her longtime lover. But as conspiracies blossom, Caryk’s presence at court transforms from irritating to ominous.
An underground society
Ophidians are real, and they’re just as terrifying as the bedtime stories imply. The cabal of fae-like serpent shifters steal the most powerful mage children and induct them into their order. Their leader, the notorious Viper Queen, is rumored to be at the heart of the plot to destroy magic, that is, any magic that she cannot control. Tamariya must stop the Viper Queen and save the mages, lest their gifts will be lost for good, forcing Naqad into permanent destitution.
Cover Design by Norman Olasiman of Stardust Book Services
“Reptilian eyes greeted me.
Soot-stained cheeks topped with dark hair.
He looked like the angel of death.
Too bad the job was already taken.”
About Victoria
Victoria Black is an independent author publishing her first novel, The Curse of Ophidia. Ever since she was a child, Victoria has loved to read. Those books filled her head with stories of fantastical lands and magic, so much so that she started to dream up her own magical worlds. She’s been daydreaming since she can remember, but didn’t begin to write down her own stories until a few years ago, when she began drafting The Curse of Ophidia.
Drafting an entire novel has been the most rewarding and challenging endeavor yet, and Victoria cannot wait for you to read her work. Deciding to publish independently was not an easy decision, but she has thoroughly enjoyed navigating all that self-publishing entails. From growing a social media presence to designing her own book cover and book map, each new challenge has been a pleasure to take on.
When she isn’t writing, Victoria enjoys spending time with her corgi Bubbles, going beer and wine tasting, and hiking around her home in Cincinnati, Ohio. She holds a B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from The Ohio State University. Her engineering degree gets put to good use when she engineers new worlds and magic systems as well as at her day job.
