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Media Kit

Resources for reviewers, interviewers, booksellers, and media.

AUTHOR BIO (MEDIA VERSION)

D. S. Palonen writes romantasy and science-fantasy that blend atmospheric worldbuilding with high-emotion storytelling. Her work fuses magical systems with scientific concepts, creating hybrid universes driven by epic romance, identity, and high-stakes transformation. She crafts multi-series narratives with cinematic scope, emotional depth, and a commitment to delivering powerful, satisfying conclusions.

GENRES

ROMANTASY - SPECULATIVE SCIENCE - TIME TRAVEL - ALCHEMY - MAGIC-TECH FUSION - COSMIC FANTASY

BRAND TAGLINE

Where Magic and Science Fall in Love.

Quick Facts

  • Pen Name: D. S. Palonen

  • Genres: Romantasy, Magic-Science Fusion, Speculative Fiction

  • Brand Tagline (2025–Feb 2026): magic + science + love

  • Brand Themes: identity, transformation, hybrid worlds, epic romance

  • Based In: United States

  • Contact: dspalonen@gmail.com

Brand Pillars (Summarized for Media)

  1. Speculative Fusion: Integrated systems of magic and science.

  2. Epic Emotional Romance: High-stakes romantic arcs central to plot.

  3. Cinematic Worldbuilding: Atmospheric, textured, visually immersive settings.

  4. Identity & Transformation: Characters confronting truth, agency, and destiny.

  5. High-Stakes Speculation: Intimate emotional risks braided with macro-level conflict.

  6. Multi-Series Cohesion: A unified storytelling vision across interconnected worlds.

Series Overviews (Spoiler-Safe)

Thrones of Achlys (Romantasy, 4-Book Series)

On a remote ocean station shrouded in violet mist, a young woman discovers she is the key to awakening ancient thrones tied to the fate of an entire planet. A Fae warrior sent to kill her becomes her greatest protector as political forces collide, war rises, and long-buried truths surface. The series explores identity, power, unity, and epic love beneath the gathering storm.

Book 1 (Bound in Mist) Press Materials

Book Title: Bound in Mist

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Series: Thrones of Achlys, Book One

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Short Blurb (Spoiler-Safe)

Raised on a remote research station surrounded by violent seas and rising mist, Sierra believes she knows her place in the world—until everything she’s been taught unravels. When a lethal Fae warrior arrives with orders to kill her, he discovers she is tied to a dormant power connected to ancient Thrones buried across Achlys. As war brews, Sierra must choose between the life she thought she had and the destiny she never asked for.

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Approved Logline:

A planet shrouded in mist. A girl bound to its power. A warrior torn between duty and love.

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Approved Teaser Lines:

  • He was sent to kill her. He didn’t expect to fall for her.

  • The Thrones are waking. So is she.

  • Nothing in Achlys is what it seems—and neither are they.

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