Crier's War

Crier's War (Crier's War, #1) by Nina Varela is set in the kingdom of Rabu, where the Automae—artificial beings once created as royal playthings—have seized control from humans following the War of Kinds. The story follows Ayla, a human servant determined to avenge her family by targeting Lady Crier, the Sovereign’s daughter who was engineered for perfection and poised to inherit power. As Crier navigates her arranged engagement to Scyre Kinok and uncovers unsettling truths about her father’s rule, her path intersects with Ayla’s in a complex exploration of loyalty and identity within a vividly constructed fantasy world.

Iron Heart by Nina Varela continues the story of Ayla, a former handmaiden turned fugitive at the center of a human uprising against the Automae rulers of Rabu. Now allied with Queen Junn, Ayla joins a high-stakes mission to destroy the Iron Heart, the power source that sustains Automae dominance and threatens human survival. Meanwhile, Lady Crier has abandoned her life in the palace and travels with rebel forces, driven by her determination to find and protect Ayla despite their fraught history as enemies and lovers. As both young women move deeper into rebellion, political intrigue, and war, they uncover a hidden truth about the Iron Heart that reshapes their understanding of power, loyalty, and the future of their world.