The Ash Maker’s Gift
by Lusine Torossian
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show notes
In this episode you’ll hear a short story from Lusine Torossian filled with phoenixes, mysterious turns, and a hint of romance. The Ash Maker’s Gift is narrated by Karyne Norton.
Important Links:
The Author: Lusine Torossian’s website, where you can get The Ash Maker’s Gift for free
Check out her debut novel, Lightweaver
The Narrator: Karyne Norton’s website
full transcript
Karyne (00:00:07) – Hi fantasy readers. This is Karyne Norton, your fellow book binger, and you are listening to the Finding Fantasy Reads podcast where you can test out a new fantasy story every single week to find your next favorite author.
You’ll want to stick around for today’s story if you enjoy phoenixes, mysterious turns, and a hint of romance. It’s written by Lusine Torossian, who crafts young adult fantasy novels inspired by Armenian mythology. Drawing from her heritage, she weaves rich folklore into tales of adventure, magic, resilience, and hope. When she’s not creating magical worlds, Lusine finds herself contemplating the meaning of life by analyzing shapes in the clouds. Often her story characters show up there. A New York City native, she now lives in sunny Florida with her husband alongside her writing partner, a very brave Cavalier King Charles Spaniel named Finny.
I’m realizing how many of us authors put dogs and cats in our author bios because I’m discovering a lot of breeds I’m just really unfamiliar with. I probably need to research dog breeds and maybe even cat breeds, even though they’re not my favorite, and then use it for a book or something.
Anyway, stick around to the end or check out today’s show notes to see where you can find more from Lusine. For now, please enjoy The Ash Maker’s Gift by Lusine Torossian.
Karyne (00:01:38) – The Ash Maker’s Gift is read by Karyne Norton. Due to copyright, the full transcript of the story cannot be included here.
Karyne (00:54:53) – I hope you enjoyed listening to The Ash Makers Gift by Lusine Torossian, narrated by Karyne Norton. If you want to read more by Lusine, go to lusinetorossian.com to find more of her books. While you’re there, you can sign up for her monthly newsletter to get a copy of this ebook. If you enjoyed The Ashmakers Gift, you’ll want to check out her debut novel, Lightweaver, which takes place in the same story world. It also won the 2023 SCBWI Florida Rising Kite Award for Young Adult Fiction. I’ll have a direct link for her site and book in the show notes.
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Featured Author
Lusine Torossian crafts young adult fantasy novels inspired by Armenian mythology. Drawing from her heritage, she weaves rich folklore into tales of adventure, magic, resilience, and hope. Her debut novel, Light Weaver (published by The Wild Rose Press), won the 2023 SCBWI-Florida Rising Kite Award for Young Adult Fiction.
When she’s not creating magical worlds, Lusine finds herself contemplating the meaning of life by analyzing shapes in the clouds—often her story characters show up there. In her family, she’s known for reading fortunes in Armenian coffee grounds, carrying on a generations-old tradition she’s yet to master.
A New York City native, she now lives in sunny Florida with her husband, alongside her writing partner, a very brave Cavalier King Charles Spaniel named Finny.
Narrator
Karyne Norton hasn’t found the key to time travel, immortality, or infinite lives, so she’s taking a break from nursing and photography to focus on raising four human beings while writing epic fantasy.