SHANE TREADWAY
Fantasy Fiction Writer
Currently Querying
SNAKEBITES
& KISSES
Thirteen-year-old Cassiana wants nothing to do with her father’s role as Vigil Guard—commander of the monster slayers. She’s tired of endless war and senseless bloodshed. When her mother insists she accepts her family's legacy, Cassiana flees into the deep woods and meets Banasar, a serpent with a dark wit and stories as alluring as the forest itself. Cassiana’s unflinching spirit and off-kilter curiosity intrigue him, and a forbidden bond begins to form.
Believing the serpent to be a gift from the Woodland—and determined to protect him from those who would destroy him—Cassiana keeps their friendship secret. But Banasar’s growing power and unsettling demands soon test the limits of her trust. When violence strikes close to home, Cassiana must choose: embrace the expectations of her family and people or forge an even more daring path of her own.
In a world where monsters wear many faces, Cassiana’s choices will test her loyalties, unravel an ancient war, and reveal the kind of leader no one expected—but all desperately need.
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ABOUT SHANE
Shane is a writer and linguistic anthropologist who forbids readers to stay sure about what they're sure about. He writes fun, frightening stuff that feeds starving imaginations.
Shane is actively querying agents who champion character-driven middle-grade fantasy for traditional publication.
