REVIEWER KIT

TROPES & THEMES

• Dual Timeline
• Slow Burn Romance
• Enemies to Lovers
• Found Family
• Military Academy
• Morally Gray Characters
• Political Intrigue
• Corporate Dystopia
• Rivals to Allies
• Strong Female Lead
• Unrequited Love
• Band of Brothers
• Series Starter

COMPARABLE TITLES

For readers of The Name of the Wind (Rothfuss), The Expanse (Corey), Red Rising (Brown), and The Poppy War (Kuang). Blends the academy tension and coming-of-age depth of literary fantasy with the political scope and corporate intrigue of speculative fiction.

CONTENT NOTES

Military combat and violence, strong language, depression, alcohol use, political corruption, fade-to-black intimacy, grief and loss, bullying.

BOOK TRAILER

CHARACTER ART

Arthur (young)

Arthur (present)

Dariah

Emily

Julie

Doug

Owen

Alessia

WORLD MAP

PRESS ASSETS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

NICHOLAS DOWBIGGIN

Nicholas Dowbiggin spent over a decade in corporate finance: boardrooms, power plays, institutional politics. He watched the choices that were made, and the costs that came with them. Then he started writing about it.

An Enduring Spark is his debut novel. He hopes you join him as he tells the full tale of Arthur, Dariah and the many faces of Winchester.

So grab a glass of your favorite red wine and remember what it feels like to immerse yourself in a world where anything is possible, and where following your heart is the only way through.