Sophia K. Brinton
Writing stories about self-acceptance, forgiveness, and bravery in the face of terrible odds.
My Books
The Well of Wishes
The queen of a snowy kingdom wants Ria and her sister dead.
The sisters are sick of hiding.
They enter the elite theater competition, gambling their lives for a chance at a future.
A Song Like The Wind
In East Caisluish, Pickpocket Etana hides a secret: She can hear the Song, a deadly magic that got her parents killed. Caught stealing, she’s given a choice: life in the dungeon, or study her magic with the very people who killed her parents.
Etana meets with the Song Hunters, a secret society tasked with controlling the Song. Despite herself, Etana begins to see beauty in the power she’s always dreaded—until she discovers a darkness among them. The Song Hunters aren’t telling her the whole truth, and it might be too late to get out.
What They Stole
A mother who must rescue her stolen kids.
An heir who doesn't want his kingdom.
And a scientist who will do whatever it takes to get the answers she needs.
Water Cursed Eyes
Unable to make rent, Molly's parents will lose their office and their livelihood unless Molly spies on the Quartet for the island police, who believe the skilled musical group is kidnapping indentured children. It sounds simple, until she gets to know the Quartet and the truth about the kidnappings. She must choose between saving her family, or taking what might be her only shot at a life of her own.
Meet Me At Pizzeta
Contemporary adult fiction with romance and spice, where a young woman faces challenges in the workplace while learning to accept the loss of her father. Set in San Francisco, CA
Killing Silver
When Stirling's little brother and sick mother disappear, she and best friend Chance must infiltrate a powerful city to find them. Stirling fights to earn their keep, but fighting wakes a dark and powerful hunger inside her which wants to be let out. The more she feeds it, the stronger it gets.
A story of friendship and family and loss, of fear and self-acceptance, and the power belief holds over all of us.
Awards
First place in the 2023 Dante Rossetti Award for Young Adult Fiction
Long-listed for the 2023 Cheshire Prize Novel award: "A Song Like the Wind"
Finalist in the 2022 Killer Nashville Claymore Award for Best Sci-Fi / Fantasy
2nd place in the 2022 CritiqueMatch FictionFive contest for Science Fiction and Fantasy
2nd place in the 2020 Romance Writers of America’s On the Far Side contest
About Me
Sophia Krich-Brinton lives in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains with her partner, two kids, and two cats. After traveling five continents and learning three languages, she finally found a place that has (nearly) everything: mountains, musical theater, and good coffee.
They write young adult fantasy stories in the early hours, while the world sleeps and anything seems possible. When she isn’t working or writing, she’s reading, boxing, playing the banjo, or backpacking with her family in the nearby wilds.
Her pronouns are she/her and they/them.
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