THE BOOKS OF AVO is a queer fantasy novel set in a 1920s-inspired world. This campaign is to fund the first three volumes of a comic adaptation. Each chapter has been split into its own volume and contains 100-150 illustrated pages.

This comic is currently available as a webcomic. You can read it over here!

While Juliet has never attended a single party or had even a sniff of booze, she has been spying on the last elf in the world. And after listening in on a few too many phone calls, a plant has sprouted from her ear. Now with her parents no longer wanting to pay for her bachelorette lifestyle, Juliet is being evicted from her apartment.

But on her last night in the big city, a dragon lands.

The dragon, Feria, knows all about Juliet’s curse. Feria is on a quest and Juliet’s snooping has now tangled her in it. Without a life to return to, Juliet agrees to join the dragon and help her however she can. That turns out to be a much bigger task than Juliet could ever anticipate…

The God of Shadows is waking from his eternal sleep, and they must rewrite the laws of the universe to stop him.

The Books of Avo is an adaptation of a novel, published in 2023. It contains 38 original watercolour illustrations and is available in paperback, e-book, and audiobook format.

Click here for a preview of the first chapter (PDF)

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Bones McKay is the Lambda Literary Award-nominated author of Honeywalls. He is a walking animal fact encyclopedia. He's been dreaming of bringing The Books of Avo to life since he was just a lil' dude.

Ursula Gray is the illustrator of The Magpie, and The Scourge of Ninepoint. She is also the literal personification of a strawberry parfait.