M. L. Hodson’s Debut Novel

Ash & Aether Coming
Spring 2027

They took her best friend’s soul. Now she’s coming for theirs.

In a brutal frontier where condemned magic still lingers, a gifted outlaw hunts the cleric who destroyed her life. But as rebellion spreads across the West, Kat discovers her past may be tied to something far older and far more dangerous than she ever imagined.

Ash & Aether

about

Since the first campfire was lit, humans have shared stories. For Wyoming-born author Maddison Hodson, storytelling is both art and a way of making sense of the world.

Raised among stunning landscapes that feel both sentient and unforgiving, Maddison writes character-driven stories shaped by the mythos of the American West. She is a poet and novelist who served as a writer-in-residence for the Wyoming Arts Council.

Whether drafting narratives for global corporations or working on her next novel or poetry collection, hardly a day passes that Maddison isn’t writing.

She still lives in Wyoming with her husband, daughter, and son.

I am also on social media

In the Works

Poetry Memoir 

A reflective collection tracing the movement through fracture, transformation, and return. Exploring what it means to heal and create.

western fantasy author

Sequel to Ash & Aether

The anticipated sequel to Ash & Aether and the second book in the Aetherborn trilogy. 

Psychological Sci-Fi Novella

A neuroscientist develops immersive therapy to treat trauma, but as the boundaries between memory and reality begin to blur, she is forced to confront the possibility that some parts of the mind are not meant to be rewritten.

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