In the aftermath of Valeria's fall, old alliances are tested. King Guise of Athena struggles to hold his people together, while his sister Caera wrestles with duty, love. The Karathi, master smiths of enchanted steel, speak of a weapon that may wound even Mordecai himself. But time is short, and every day his shadow grows.
Among the living, betrayal runs deep. Nathan, once an ally, is torn between loyalty and the whispers gnawing at his soul. Reuben, a wizard of earth and water, arrives with warnings of Mordecai's true hunger: the Watcher Stone, heart of all magic.
As cities burn and armies clash, heroes must rise or be consumed. Some will fight for honor, others for vengeance. Some will betray, and some will be redeemed.
But Mordecai knows a truth that chills even the bravest heart:
light cannot destroy darkness, only delay it.
The Shadow of Elysium is the second book in the Elysium Saga, a sweeping tale of war, betrayal, and the thin line between hope and despair.