What’s a young pickpocket meant to do when she kinda sorta triggers the apocalypse?
On an island of sun and song, a paradise the gods are said to call home, a great storm is brewing. And at its heart is Runa, a waifish orphan who steals the one thing people guard more fiercely than gold or gemstones… Secrets.
Tormented by a past she cannot remember, Runa haunts the flower-draped terraces of Akiponahai like a ghost—an outsider with no one and nothing save the will to survive. But when she steals a secret far greater than forbidden love or whispered betrayal, she is trapped in a treacherous web of prophecy, peril, and a power terrible enough to destroy the world.
And, worse, threatens Runa herself.
What begins with a lonely outcast’s struggle for survival becomes a breathtaking journey of courage, friendship, and self-discovery as Runa is forced to confront ancient myths, uncertain loyalties, and the terrifying monster who took everything from her.
Secrets of the Sky Gods is a sweeping, emotional epic for readers who crave vivid, unique worlds, convention-defying heroines, and stories that reveal the truths you didn’t know you knew.
Discover the secrets. Live the adventure.
Simurgh Says is for people who like their stories epic but human, worlds that welcome you in without expectation and give you the freedom to explore.
We try to offer substance and style. We don’t believe in forcing a perspective or leaning on spectacle without heart.
Our characters feel real and our worlds breathe. Even our magic is woven into the nuances of its tale, bringing wonder without contrivance, satisfaction without over-explanation.
Please, come sit around the fire with us and share the stories that shape lives and transcend ages.
From the sunlit shoals of Hawaii to the misty trails of New Zealand, Ryan has amassed a great treasure in the form of stories, which he collects the way others collect fridge magnets. He’s traded riddles with ageless guardians, captured forest spirits in song, and wrested insight from wonders great and small.
Like any true bard, his stories are imbued with the adventure of one who wanders and the magic of what was once called an “unruly” imagination, tempered by both a personal and an academic understanding of psychology.
Currently taking respite in a floating castle somewhere in Minnesota, Ryan haunts local coffee shops, dreams of tending a garden, and often pretends to be someone else when he’s not busy pretending to be himself.
Follow his elusive trail online at simurghsays.com
