Ashen Rider

A character-driven, mythological fantasy. Available everywhere on December 19th, 2025.

When her mother is claimed by Death a second time, Kateryna is forced to abandon her afterlife and descend into Pandemonium—a shattered underworld shaped by pain, memory, and buried sin. To save her mother’s soul, she must join forces with her estranged father, whose devotion to a fallen goddess set this all in motion. Hunted by Morgana, the Goddess Corrupted and her chosen griffin-riders, Kateryna must journey through the shadows and confront the reality of her own dark past—because in Pandemonium, death is only the beginning.

James D. Mills is a writer, editor, and a wanderer. He writes Fantasy and Contemporary Literature in attempts to wrangle with whatever broils beneath the surface. His main goal is to be awarded "Best Dad Ever" for 18 consecutive years by the people who matter most. After that, he wants to topple that record indefinitely.

He is most well known for his role as Editor-in-Chief for The Literary Fantasy Magazine. His short fiction is scattered in a variety of excellent literary magazines. He scribbles away at novels, soon to be unveiled. In his free time he walks around the woods, manually types out linux commands on old PCs, and sings to his family...