Shards of Ash

By Michael Mora

The fire demands a song.

In the industrial archipelago of Mahukora, survival is forged in the fires of the Brotherhood of the Anvil Star. For Kiri, a "Songsmith" who hears the music trapped within stone, life is a series of stifling quotas and rigid templates. In a society where "uncontrolled creation" is a crime, Kiri's gift is her greatest heresy.

But the mountain is restless. As deep tremors threaten the continent, Kiri and her brother Paren-a "fire-touched" boy with embers in his blood-are pushed to the breaking point by a cruel regime.

When a desperate escape leads them into the heart of the Domita Wastes, they encounter a radical cell of insurgents. Here, Kiri is offered a choice: endure a slow death under the Brotherhood's hammer, or be remade in the peridot flames of the Twin Spiral.

In a world of stagnant order, the only hope is the ash of what comes next.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GPQXN4FK
• ISBN13: 9798249084547
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Michael Mora
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"