​L. Blaise Hues is an author of YA speculative fiction. Her fractured fairytale/post-apocalyptic trilogy, Legacy of Debris, will release in entirety in 2020 from Aethon Books. 
Lara is married to a Foreign Area Officer for the US Army and they have two daughters. 
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​Prologue to Republic of Ruin

Legacy of Debris: Book One.

Once upon a time, I loved playing baseball in the yard with my dad. I loved the crack of the bat as it bit the ball and sent it soaring out past the cornfields. I loved the way he lifted me over his head and spun me after I rounded home plate. Most of all, I loved when my father smiled at me with his clear blue eyes as he exclaimed, "Ellie, you're the best player in Texas!"
But once upon a time was over three years ago, and now, all of those things are dead. The corn. My father. Even baseball.
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Republic of Ruin is set to release
​May/June 2020 through Aethon Books.


It will be available in print, e-book, and audio format.