Hunt the Ever Wild
S.E. Kiser
Jun 2026 · Watkins Media Limited
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A gothic standalone combining the gaslamp fantasy of C. L. Polk’s Witchmark with the slow-burn rivals-to-lovers romance of Isa Agajanian's Modern Divination and the whimsy of Howl's Moving Castle.
When the king calls a hunt for the Lichtenwald forest’s elusive phoenix, wizard Sy jumps at the chance. Years ago, he indentured himself to the crown to pay for his magical education, and an unbreakable spell binds him to carry out the king’s every wicked whim, or face certain death. The prize is enough to pay off his debt, but he can’t survive the forest alone. Seeking help, he finds Anya, a skilled huntress living on the Lichtenwald’s edge, and lies about splitting the prize.
But Anya’s lying too. Cursed by a witch after killing her familiar, Anya must find the phoenix and bind it to the witch by the summer solstice, or else suffer a gruesome transformation. With the curse worsening and the Lichtenwald swarming with wizards, she needs Sy on her side – for now.
Neither of them can split the prize, nor win alone. And despite the growing attraction between them, betrayal remains their only option.
But anything is possible in the forest.
And the forest is hungry.
When the king calls a hunt for the Lichtenwald forest’s elusive phoenix, wizard Sy jumps at the chance. Years ago, he indentured himself to the crown to pay for his magical education, and an unbreakable spell binds him to carry out the king’s every wicked whim, or face certain death. The prize is enough to pay off his debt, but he can’t survive the forest alone. Seeking help, he finds Anya, a skilled huntress living on the Lichtenwald’s edge, and lies about splitting the prize.
But Anya’s lying too. Cursed by a witch after killing her familiar, Anya must find the phoenix and bind it to the witch by the summer solstice, or else suffer a gruesome transformation. With the curse worsening and the Lichtenwald swarming with wizards, she needs Sy on her side – for now.
Neither of them can split the prize, nor win alone. And despite the growing attraction between them, betrayal remains their only option.
But anything is possible in the forest.
And the forest is hungry.
A gothic standalone combining the gaslamp fantasy of C. L. Polk’s Witchmark with the slow-burn rivals-to-lovers romance of Isa Agajanian's Modern Divination and the whimsy of Howl's Moving Castle.
When the king calls a hunt for the Lichtenwald forest’s elusive phoenix, wizard Sy jumps at the cha...
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About the author
S.E. Kiser (they/them/any) is a transmasculine, nonbinary writer with an M.A. in English literature and a deep love of fairy tales, the Gothic, and life in all its forms. They teach first-year writing and tutor in the writing center at a public research university in the Midwest while pursuing their MFA. Hunt the Ever Wild is their debut novel.
You can find them at sekiser.com
You can find them at sekiser.com
S.E. Kiser (they/them/any) is a transmasculine, nonbinary writer with an M.A. in English literature and a deep love of fairy tales, the Gothic, and life in all its forms. They teach first-year writing and tutor in the writing center at a public research university in the Midwest while pursuing th...
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