A Saga of Smoke and Sacrifice

By A J Shirley

A shield. A scribe. A sword. A pen. Against hell's fury. Against our end.

Macella has always been an outsider, a survivor, a rebel carving her own path in a treacherous kingdom. But now she faces her biggest challenge yet: becoming queen to the ruthless King Khari. With her beloved Aithan at her side, Macella must venture deeper into the brutal world of royal politics.

But her ascension to the throne is only part of the problem. When a rift appears within the castle for the first time in Kōsaten's history, it's clear that the demons of the Otherworlds are growing stronger, bolder, and more determined to breach the living realm. With Hades' warning seared into her memory, Macella knows that the longer King Khari remains in power, the closer the world nears to a war that would destroy all humankind. Prophesied to be the realm's only hope, Macella and Aithan must end Khari's reign before it's too late.

With her small band of friends at her back and with foes and fiends on every side, Macella prepares to embrace her Fate. She's the scribe and it's time to finish the story.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FRVLWXMM
• ISBN13: 9798989787456
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Culturally Conscious Creative, LLC
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"