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Cover Reveal: Rising Gale (Song of the Damned #2) by Z.B. Steele

February 10, 2026 by David W Leave a Comment

Just a reminder of the cover for Book 1 in case you’ve been living under a rock…

Order: https://amzn.to/4r7oIih

And I guess I can show you the new one…

Maybe…

Probably…

Uhhhhh…

What was I supposed to do again?

OH

YEAH

HERE

WE

GO

!

Artist: Amaru Blair
Typography: Miblart
Amazon Pre-order link: https://us.amazon.com/dp/B0GM4HZD58?ref_=saga_ast_ss_dsk_dp
GoodReads link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/247691938-rising-gale
ARC Sign-up form: https://forms.gle/hmpHbAHEEtfmJReK7
Beta Reader Sign-up form: https://forms.gle/VbYh4pj6GZE24mXn8

Blurb

My execution draws near…

The noose beckons. My days dwindle. And still, my story is unfinished.
Tears are left to be shed. Blood has yet to be spilled. Lend me your ear once more to hear of sins and failures. Of swords and shadows. Of violet lightning and black blood.

For it was I who began the war of the gods.

A moody, banter-laced, violent, and poetic framed story – Z.B. Steele presents Rising Gale, book two of Song of the Damned.

Comps: Joe Abercrombie, Patrick Rothfuss, Christopher Ruocchio, Anthony Ryan, and Anna Smith Spark.


About the Author

Z.B. Steele is a grimdark author who lives in Birmingham, AL, with his wife, daughter, and chocolate lab. He likes his characters grey, his prose purple, and his plots dark.

His biggest inspirations are Joe Abercrombie, Anna Smith Spark, Sebastien de Castell, Anthony Ryan, Patrick Rothfuss, Steven Erikson, and Quentin Tarantino.

When not writing, he can usually be found doing nerdy stuff or arguing about things online that don’t matter.

Z.B. Steele (@ZB_Steele) / X
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About David W

Believer, Hubby, Girl Dad. Owner/CEO of FanFiAddict. Works a not so flashy day job in central Alabama. Furthest thing from a redneck and doesn’t say Roll Tide. Enjoys fantasy, science fiction, horror and thrillers but not much else (especially kissy kissy).

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