Saving Hope

By Van Stryke

In a world where magic is weaponized and loyalty is a luxury, even children are trained to lie, spy, and survive.

Celestina Arcana is only 12 years old-but she is already a weapon. Trained by the intelligence forces of Sinistrum, she is sent deep into enemy territory to infiltrate the Witchy Witchy School posing as a transfer student with dangerously little magic training. Her mission is simple in theory: gather intelligence and weaken Destralla from within.

Nothing goes according to plan.

As war tightens its grip around the kingdom, Celestina finds herself surrounded by secrets far darker than the ones she carries. Classmates suspect her. Teachers may be watchers. And the school itself hides truths powerful enough to reshape the fate of the entire world. When a forbidden rite resurrects an enemy long thought lost-and a final assault looms over Destralla-Celestina must confront a terrifying question:

Will she have what it takes to save what matters most?

Saving Hope is a dark fantasy tale of espionage, betrayal, and stolen childhoods-where magic has a cost, war spares no one, and the line between enemy and ally is as fragile as a whispered spell.

Fate has never been deadlier.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GDS5H2MW
• ISBN13: 9798218897147
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Nocturne Ink
• Length: 406 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 13 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary