A Promise of Ruin

By Miranda Koester

The forest is a lie. Her maps are useless. And the world is about to unravel.

For Kaelira Veyrith, a mapmaker with a gift for sensing what's unwritten, the world is a place of order and lines. But the Verdant Veil-a living forest that warps reality, traps explorers, and whispers of ancient magic-is an unmappable chaos.

Hired by a faceless Patron, Kaelira joins a band of rivals on a quest into the Veil's heart: a stoic knight, a cynical hunter, a greedy rogue, and an obsessive arcanist. What begins as a mission for coin quickly becomes a fight for survival when they face monstrous beasts and the growing suspicion that the forest itself is watching them.

As her companions fall to betrayal and fear, Kaelira finds her only guide is a creature of legend-a silver-winged drake whose gaze feels like a silent pact. Her maps can't capture the truth of this place, and her carefully constructed world is beginning to shatter.

To complete her quest, Kaelira must abandon her charts and trust the deepest, most dangerous part of herself, a legacy that may save them all-or lead them straight into the heart of the curse.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FRSZ3XX4
• ISBN13: 9798265835499
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"