A Crown of Thorns and Moonlight

By Dan Raph

The kingdom of Eldoria is dying. A creeping blight, the Shadowblight, consumes its lands, its magic, and its people, leaving behind only desiccated husks. Queen Isolde, once a beacon of hope, now clings to her throne, her magic fading, her mind haunted by the impossible choices she faces. The only hope lies in the legend of the Moonpetal, a mythical flower said to bloom only under the rarest celestial alignment, capable of healing the land and breaking the Shadowblight's grip. But the Moonpetal is guarded by ancient, forgotten entities and lies hidden in a perilous realm.

Vera, a disgraced knight exiled for a crime she didn't commit, carries a secret: a fragment of ancient, wild magic that resonates with the dying land. She is reluctantly drawn back into Eldoria's fate by a desperate plea, revealing that the Shadowblight is not a natural disease, but a deliberate curse, woven by a power that seeks to claim not just the kingdom, but the very essence of its magic and its royal bloodline. To save Eldoria, Vera must reclaim her honor, confront the demons of her past, and brave a journey into the heart of a dying world, where the crown she seeks is not of gold, but of thorns, and the moonlight is her only guide.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FKBM3SVH
• ISBN13: 9798294559175
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 62 Pages
• Weight: 0.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"