A Day of Breath
A dark and imaginative coming of age adventure filled with demons and religious conspiracy, A Day of Breath is a perfect read for fans of Naomi Novik and N.K. Jemisin.

A century ago, a cult attempted to open a rift to the demon realm and summon the banished demon god Istral. Before they could succeed, they were defeated by sibyls, holy magical beings, and the cult's dark magic was hidden away. When the rift between worlds suddenly appeared in the small kingdom of Niawa, only one sibyl arrived to help. A bloody war ensued as demons escaped until this sibyl called on the first Champion: a warrior given magic strength who alone keeps the demons at bay.

Oly is the longest-living Champion, now in her tenth year of guarding Niawa. Refusing to return home, she clings to her calling. But her powers are fading, and in order to continue her duty, she needs to find a way to get them back, and fast.

Despite her duty and fears, she finally travels home for the Day of Breath, the one day a year the rift sleeps.

But disaster strikes when a new parasitic demon somehow spreads throughout Niawa. Amidst the bloodshed, Oly must find a way to face her weakening state and confront the crumbling of her beliefs before the Day of Breath ends and demons take over her world…
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A Day of Breath
A dark and imaginative coming of age adventure filled with demons and religious conspiracy, A Day of Breath is a perfect read for fans of Naomi Novik and N.K. Jemisin.

A century ago, a cult attempted to open a rift to the demon realm and summon the banished demon god Istral. Before they could succeed, they were defeated by sibyls, holy magical beings, and the cult's dark magic was hidden away. When the rift between worlds suddenly appeared in the small kingdom of Niawa, only one sibyl arrived to help. A bloody war ensued as demons escaped until this sibyl called on the first Champion: a warrior given magic strength who alone keeps the demons at bay.

Oly is the longest-living Champion, now in her tenth year of guarding Niawa. Refusing to return home, she clings to her calling. But her powers are fading, and in order to continue her duty, she needs to find a way to get them back, and fast.

Despite her duty and fears, she finally travels home for the Day of Breath, the one day a year the rift sleeps.

But disaster strikes when a new parasitic demon somehow spreads throughout Niawa. Amidst the bloodshed, Oly must find a way to face her weakening state and confront the crumbling of her beliefs before the Day of Breath ends and demons take over her world…
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A Day of Breath

A Day of Breath

by Darby Cox
A Day of Breath

A Day of Breath

by Darby Cox

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A dark and imaginative coming of age adventure filled with demons and religious conspiracy, A Day of Breath is a perfect read for fans of Naomi Novik and N.K. Jemisin.

A century ago, a cult attempted to open a rift to the demon realm and summon the banished demon god Istral. Before they could succeed, they were defeated by sibyls, holy magical beings, and the cult's dark magic was hidden away. When the rift between worlds suddenly appeared in the small kingdom of Niawa, only one sibyl arrived to help. A bloody war ensued as demons escaped until this sibyl called on the first Champion: a warrior given magic strength who alone keeps the demons at bay.

Oly is the longest-living Champion, now in her tenth year of guarding Niawa. Refusing to return home, she clings to her calling. But her powers are fading, and in order to continue her duty, she needs to find a way to get them back, and fast.

Despite her duty and fears, she finally travels home for the Day of Breath, the one day a year the rift sleeps.

But disaster strikes when a new parasitic demon somehow spreads throughout Niawa. Amidst the bloodshed, Oly must find a way to face her weakening state and confront the crumbling of her beliefs before the Day of Breath ends and demons take over her world…

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781836730026
Publisher: Watkins Media
Publication date: 02/10/2026
Pages: 400
Product dimensions: 5.12(w) x 7.75(h) x (d)

About the Author

Fuelled by anime, Final Fantasy, and the Elfstones of Shannara books on her parent’s bookshelves, Darby Cox has been writing since the age of ten. Though life got in the way of the stories floating in her mind, during the early years of the COVID pandemic, she completed her first manuscript in 6 months and hasn’t looked back since. She is a Virgo sun, Leo moon, Cancer rising. i.e. she’s sensitive, loud, and always on a strict schedule. A Day of Breath will be her debut novel.
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