For their fortune to be nourished, a future must be sacrificed.
A transmasc fortune weaver and an ambitious cave priestess are drawn into dubious bargains, in this unsettling and twisting dark science fantasy novel.
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Book Summary
A bargain with a fortune beast guarantees luck, but the price is a future devoured.
Reed’s luck has run out. After causing the deaths of his fellow fortune weavers, he spends twelve years searching for atonement. His luck turns when he finally finds what he desires: a fortune beast who can teach him to fix his mistake.
But all knowledge comes at a cost.
The ancient beast offers him a bargain: the power he needs to weave a fortune construct that can resurrect the dead. In return, all he must do is listen to the story of Daryifel the Eighty-Seventh.
Intrigued, Reed agrees. Yet he quickly realizes that Daryifel’s story is no simple tale, and he finds himself trapped to the fortune beast’s bidding. Attempting to protect the future by unweaving the errors of the past, Reed must face a dangerous truth:
A bargain with a fortune beast cannot be so easily broken.
Content Warnings
General depictions of blood & gore, claustrophobic cave spaces in the dark, character death, animal death, mass death, ritual sacrifice, body horror, environmental decay, alcohol use on screen, drug use on screen, self-mutilation and arson.
Praise for Devouring Fortune
"Devouring Fortune is a tightly written dark science fantasy with a world so immersive you can practically taste the salt. Five stars for ambitious characters, lush worldbuilding, and expert storytelling in a queer normative world."
— Angela Boord, Author of SPFBO5 Finalist Fortune's Fool
"Palace intrigue, conspiracies centuries in the making, reality-shifting rituals, and mysterious sorceries abound in this science fantasy where queers communicate across past and present to stop the end of time as they know it. Craw weaves a treat for readers who love unreliable narrators and unexpected reveals that keep everyone guessing until the very last page."
— Ladz, Author of The Cradle of Eternal Night
"A feat of imagination, Devouring Fortune fuses fantasy and science fiction into a cohesive and richly realized world. Alternating between centuries, it traces the far-reaching consequences of its magic system through two equally compelling narratives that illuminate and reshape one another across time. Within this elegant and ambitious structure, it explores cultural change, identity, and the enduring threads of humanity without ever losing sight of its characters—or the consequences of their actions. Evoking the spirit of late-'90s epic fantasy and the weight of consequence found in Dune, Devouring Fortune is a compelling reminder of just how expansive the genre can be."
— Seth Haddon, author of Volatile Memory and Reforged
Credits
ART
- Book cover illustration - Jeleynai
- Chapter header illustration - Marta Into The Forest
- Map illustration - Chaim Holtjer
- Spray Edges - MiblArt
- Kickstarter 06.2026 character art - Ares Bor
- Kickstarter 06.2026 interior illustration - Polina Gipp
- Kickstarter 06.2026 sticker illustrations - Isberg Illustration
EDITING
- Developmental Editing - Thoughts Stained Editorial
- Line Editing - Jennica Dotson
- Proofreading - Emerald Scribe Books
MISC
- Book Cover & Jacket Design - Goldfinch Book Services
