Kell Shaw - Urban Fantasy Author

The cover for The Vengeance Business, showing a woman wreathed in flame standing in front of a city skyline.

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When you want vengeance, who do you summon? Thaena Ashmore, half-demon assassin. She’s been in the business for centuries.

In The Vengeance Business, a desperate housewife makes a diabolical pact to flee her abusive marriage.

But is that what she really wants?

If you have a taste for villains receiving their comeuppance, or want to explore the dark underbelly of the Cambion Chronicles, then this is the story for you.

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Next Release - The Demon's Peace

She buried her daughter. Made a deal with a demon. Then went hunting.

When Sabyse’s daughter is murdered on her wedding day, the corrupt authorities can’t help.

Thaena Ashmore can. She's a legendary demonic assassin. Except she's done with human vengeance and has little interest in anything except mourning her lost love.

To gain the vengeance she craves, Sabyse has no choice but to shatter Thaena's peaceful retirement, forcing the assassin into a contract that drags her back onto the path of blood. Bound by a fraught alliance, the two women must navigate a conspiracy that stretches back fifty years and confront their own terrible truths.

A standalone, dark fantasy featuring crime lords, necromancers, supernatural warfare, and long-dead secrets that refuse to stay buried. Perfect for fans of ML Wang's The Sword of Kaigen, and Joe Abercrombie's Best Served Cold.

Release Date: 27 October 2026

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About Kell Shaw

Kell Shaw is an author and avid tabletop roleplaying gamer, whose lifelong passion for fantasy—especially Shadowrun, the Lord of the Rings, and the World of Darkness—inspired him to create the Vestiges of Magic urban fantasy universe. Kell’s fascination lies with the modern world colliding with magic, and his stories explore the lives of individuals caught between these realms.

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