A Symphony of Ash and Ruin

By Tagona Press and A C Thorne

Elara Vance was never supposed to survive.

Taken in the annual Blood Tithe, she is sent to the Obsidian Citadel, a ruthless war college where the weak are purged and the strong are forged into weapons for the High King's endless war. Armed with nothing but a sharp tongue and a deadly secret, Elara is determined to endure the trials and uncover the truth behind her sister's mysterious disappearance.

Because her sister didn't just vanish.

She was erased.

Elara carries a forbidden power, void magic, a heretical force capable of unraveling the world itself. If discovered, it will mean her execution. So she hides it, burying it beneath control and survival instinct... until a single moment changes everything.

A catastrophic trial binds her soul to Kaelen Thorne the Citadel's most feared commander.

Cold. Lethal. Untouchable.

And now, impossibly, bound to her.

Their connection is more than magic, it's a soul-deep tether that amplifies their power to catastrophic levels. Resisting it tears them apart. Surrendering to it could bring the empire to its knees.

Forced into a fragile alliance, Elara and Kaelen must navigate deadly trials, political betrayal, and enemies who would kill them both to control what they've become.

But something ancient is stirring.

A prophecy long buried.
A power long feared.
A bond that was never meant to exist.

And as war looms on the horizon, Elara must make an impossible choice:

Survive the Citadel...
or become the weapon that destroys it.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GT6GMCSP
• ISBN13: 9798252798837
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"