Character-driven adult dystopian science fiction with a central, open-door romance and a science-fantasy atmosphere.
Akman’s Angels Trilogy
The world has already been lost. What remains is worth fighting for.
In the conquered nation of Kraji, the memory of the dead shapes the lives of the living. Tradition enforces division, identity is inherited, and preserving the past has become both an act of resistance and a prison. The Angels—winged super-soldiers created through genetic engineering—were once revered as protectors. After failing to prevent their nation’s fall, they are treated as disgraced weapons: too valuable to destroy and too dangerous to free.
Remedy Ivanov was raised to lead Kraji. Nith Oblem was created to protect it. Thirteen years ago, they both failed. Now, neither dreams of becoming a hero. They want something far more personal, and nearly as dangerous: to be touched, to be seen, and to build a life that belongs to them.
Their forbidden connection begins as a private act of defiance. But in a country ruled through fear, inherited expectations, and carefully preserved divisions, love is never only personal. As their bond ignites a revolution, victory forces them to confront what survival has made of them—and whether two damaged people can change without losing each other.
Their romance remains the emotional heart of a story that expands from forbidden connection to revolution, war, leadership, and the struggle to rebuild a fractured world.
Akman’s Angels was shortlisted for the Andromeda Award.
What to Expect
This is science fiction driven as much by its characters’ relationships and moral choices as by political conflict. Expect a richly developed post-collapse culture, biotechnology that gives the world a science-fantasy feel, and an emotionally intense romance that remains central throughout the trilogy.
The Angels have wings, but they are engineered people, not supernatural beings. Kraji’s veneration of its dead shapes its culture and laws; this is not a story about literal ghosts or magic. And while rebellion changes the country, victory does not erase grief, trauma, or the difficult work of building something better.
The trilogy explores identity, redemption, cultural survival, inherited power, and the ways connection can become an act of resistance. It is often painful, sometimes tender, occasionally darkly humorous, and ultimately concerned with the possibility of hope after devastation.
Books in Reading Order
Book 1: Death Remedy – Available now
Thirteen years after Kraji’s defeat, Remedy is honored for her mother’s sacrifice but forbidden from using her gifts to help her people. Nith, a winged soldier blamed for the nation’s fall, endures enslavement for the sake of the daughter he is forbidden to see.
When the two outcasts form a forbidden bond, their search for connection threatens the traditions and political forces keeping Kraji divided.
Book 2: Mourning Fire – Available now
Kraji is free, but an enemy army is gathering beyond its borders. Remedy is asked to become the General she never wanted to be, while Nith struggles with wounds that victory could not heal.
When betrayal separates them, their relationship faces its most dangerous test yet. To find their way back to each other—and protect the country they helped liberate—both must face what decades of war have made them.
Book 3: Life to Death – January 26th, 2027
Remedy and Nith’s story concludes as Kraji faces the consequences of its past and fights for a future not even the dead thought possible.
Free Companion Prequel: Pre Mortem
Want to spend more time in this world? Join the S.T. Seitz Reader Club to download Pre Mortem, a free companion prequel novella set before Kraji’s fall.
Is This Series for You?
Akman’s Angels may be a good fit if you enjoy:
- Character-driven science fiction with complex female protagonists and damaged, morally complicated heroes
- A central, emotionally intense romance alongside high-stakes speculative conflict
- Dystopian societies shaped by history, culture, and systems of control
- Biotech science fiction with the atmosphere and expansive worldbuilding of fantasy
- Stories about grief, belonging, and hope that survives hard choices
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Akman’s Angels science fiction or fantasy?
It’s adult dystopian science fiction. Its winged soldiers are the result of genetic engineering, not magic, though the world’s atmosphere and cultural depth may appeal to readers of science fantasy.
Is the romance central? Is it open-door?
Yes. Remedy and Nith’s relationship is central to the trilogy and includes on-page sexual content, though it is not explicit. The romance develops alongside the political stakes and their individual struggles; the series is not structured as a genre romance.
Is this a post-apocalyptic series?
It takes place long after war, resource scarcity, and technological decline transformed the world. Kraji is a post-collapse society, but the trilogy focuses on occupation, liberation, and rebuilding rather than a recent apocalypse.
Do I need to read Pre Mortem first?
No. Death Remedy is the starting point for the main trilogy. Pre Mortem is an optional companion prequel for readers who want to explore the world before Kraji’s fall. You can read the free novella first, in between any of the books, or at the end of the series. It adds extra depth to both Remedy’s character and the larger world that can be appreciated at any point in the series.
Begin with Death Remedy
Start book one, Death Remedy, then continue Remedy and Nith’s story in Mourning Fire and Life to Death. For the free companion prequel, join the S.T. Seitz Reader Club and download Pre Mortem.
