Embers In The Ash
In a world ruled by dragons, humanity is not a kingdom. It is a crop.
Under the iron-taloned Reign, the law is simple: the magically Ignited rule from gilded spires, while the powerless Dull are harvested as sacrificial fuel. Each month, during the Feast of Flesh, thousands are burned on pyres, their life force feeding the dragons and the brutal hierarchy they command.
Lira is less than fuel. She is trash. A Hollow-one of the rare few to survive the dragon's "gift" of magic but fail to Ignite. Marked by a silver scar and the shame of being an "empty" vessel, her only goal is to remain invisible. To survive. She knows the rules: keep your head down, trust no one, and let the fire be fed by someone else's hope.
But when she takes in a young boy named Luca, orphaned by the very ritual she so fears, her vow of solitude shatters. He is a silent, grieving child, another soul destined for the pyre. Yet, there is a splinter of rage in him, a depth of fury that feels far older than his years, and a strange luck follows in his wake.
When their desperation leads to Lira's capture, the silent grief in Luca erupts into a fury that defies all known laws. In a single, impossible moment, he changes the game forever, leaving their enemies broken and the dragon lords hunting not just two fugitives, but the source of a power they cannot comprehend.
Now, on the run and hunted by an ancient, psychic predator, Lira and Luca are living proof of a heresy that could unravel the Reign. Lira must protect a boy who is not just a child, but a key, a weapon, a living question that threatens to burn their world to the ground. But in a world built on a lie, the truth is not a light. It is an inferno.
Perfect for fans of Red Rising, The Poppy War, and Fourth Wing, Embers In The Ash is the gripping first installment in a new grimdark epic fantasy series. A tale of brutal hierarchies, forbidden power, and the desperate, defiant hope that a single ember can burn down an empire.
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