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Helen Scheurer’s epic fantasy – Iron & Embers
HELEN SCHEUERER is an Australian author well known in the indie publishing world for her YA and adult fantasy books.
In 2023 she released her four-part series ‘The Legends of Thezmarr’.
Now her spinoff series, ‘The Ashes of Thezmarr’ has been picked up by a mainstream publisher. The first book, Iron & Embers, is being released this month.
RACHEL DENHAM-WHITE spoke with the popular author about her publishing journey.
Helen Scheuerer grew up in the south ...
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