The Frost Upon the Crown
Book One of the Coldborn Flame Saga
Some inherit crowns. Others inherit silence. He was given both-and neither.
On the frozen world of Erythra, House Valerius rules through fear, legacy, and unrelenting control. Noctis Valerius, second son to the empire, lives in the shadow of a sister born for war and a father carved from stone. He was never meant to lead. He was never meant to burn.
But the world is shifting.
Old powers are stirring.
And in the silence he's always carried... something begins to awaken.
A haunting voice.
A prophecy lost to time.
A name whispered by those desperate for salvation-or ruin.
The Frost Upon the Crown is a dark, slow-burn sci-fi fantasy epic about legacy, power, and the fire buried beneath ice. Perfect for fans of Dune, Red Rising, and The Poppy War, it begins a saga where destiny is dangerous, loyalty is a weapon, and silence just might be the deadliest flame of all.