Rise

By E.P. Marcellin

"Fast-paced epic full of myths... Marcellin writes with power and clarity, and has a poet's eye for detail. It stays with you long after you read it." - Verified Reader Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

He was supposed to be a king. He became a killer. Now he's the only thing standing between an infant god and everything hunting him.

Lysander has spent years running from his throne, his crimes, and the man he failed to be. On a flying galley above an ancient Mediterranean, he's finally found something like peace.

Then his ship rescues a dryad sealed in a wooden box - and when she gives birth mid-battle, her infant's first cry drives demons back into the dark.

The child shouldn't exist. His blood is ancient, divine - the blood of the Watchers, the fallen angels imprisoned before the world was young. And now every faction in existence wants him.

Lilith, a serpent priestess who feeds on sacred children, has already unleashed her hunters. Ships crewed by the headless dead are rising from between worlds. A mad emperor who has dissected living gods in his search for immortality is beginning to hear whispers of a child who might finally give him what he seeks. And somewhere in his ancient prison, Azazel - the most powerful Watcher ever bound - is waking to the sound of his son's first breath.

Charis doesn't know who fathered her son. All she knows is that she will burn the world before she lets them have him.

Lysander didn't want this. Didn't want a child to protect, a mother to fight alongside, or a past to finally face. He's not a hero. He's barely survived being a villain.

But the darkness hunting them doesn't care what he wants.

And some children are worth dying for.

RISE weaves mythology from the Book of Enoch, Norse sagas, and ancient Mediterranean legend into a breathtaking epic of redemption, divine bloodlines, and found family forged in fire.

Perfect for fans of Madeline Miller - Neil Gaiman - R.F. Kuang - Robin Hobb - Brandon Sanderson

Flying ships powered by living storms - Fallen angels waking from ancient prisons - A mother who would burn heaven itself - A broken man with one chance at redemption

The hunt has already begun.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0G8WHSFSH
• ISBN13: 9798278133261
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 8.0"