Helen Scheuerer is a novelist from Sydney, and the Founding Editor of Writer’s Edit (writersedit.com). She has a Bachelor of Creative Arts from the University of Wollongong and a Masters in Publishing from The University of Sydney. She chronicles her writing process and current work over at helenscheuerer.com.

A deadly contest. A vaulting ambition. How far will one cyren go to win?

Mighty cyrens have ruled the ancient lair of Saddoriel for centuries; a cavernous fortress and a subterranean labyrinth of tunnels and levels all powered by magic and music.

From the moment she was born, Roh, the daughter of an infamous criminal, has been despised by her own kind. Restricted to the Lower Sector and forced to work as a common bone cleaner, she has always believed she belongs above: where lies adventure…and power. Opportunity arises in the form of the Queen’s Tournament, a treacherous set of trials that could see the victor crowned ruler of the entire lair. Up against the most cunning, dangerous cyrens in all the realms, does Roh stand a chance?

A Lair of Bones is the first gripping book in the dark fantasy quartet Curse of the Cyren Queen.