Once Upon a Tale Of Ash

By Akshara Gupta

Save the kingdom. Or watch it burn.

Asteria Xara is a half-Earthling refugee trying to keep her family alive. But when an ancient Guardian threatens to tear her home, Ashbourne, into ash, she and her brother Dune find themselves roped into a deadly court game with a brutal deadline.

To change the Guardian's mind and protect their friends-and most of all, their mother. Asteria is forced into a fragile direct alliance with her worst enemy: the arrogant, reluctant Prince Valour Thorpe.

But as time starts running and the pressure mounts, the lines between survival and hatred begin to blur. Will Asteria learn to trust her worst enemy to save the world... or will she kill him in his sleep?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H8D8Q1MT
• ISBN13: 9798905843488
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Notion Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 13 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary