Threnka: Part I

By Evan V. Sierda

In the year 212, a barefoot beggar brought a kingdom to its knees. Maelen executed a royal prince using Threnka, a deadly and forbidden martial art. She locked him in a brutal submission, snapping bone and stealing his final breath as he thrashed helplessly in her grasp.

For generations, rulers had outlawed Threnka, terrified of the women who wielded it. Yet the art thrived in the shadows, watched over by Diadus, the imprisoned Goddess of Breath and Submission. By spilling royal blood, Maelen earned immortality and the first of three Final Veils, ancient markings with the power to unchain Diadus from the underworld.

Centuries later, the second Final Veil marks the flesh of Dame Serel Ashwynd. A ruthless mercenary as lethal with a blade as she is in close-quarters grappling, Serel has no idea of the deity-waking power she carries. Her newest contract? Protect Prince Elion, a brilliant royal heir hidden away by his own family.

Prince Elion harbors a dangerous secret. Through lost scrolls and forgotten parchments, he has quietly recreated the illegal Codex Diadae, making himself the most hunted man in the realm. Rival kingdoms want him dead, and power-hungry women seek to claim him. Meanwhile, Maelen the Immortal tracks Prince Elion down, her footprints kicking up dirt that stirs the realm to war.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GY6816FR
• ISBN13: 9798232351977
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Evan V. Sierda
• Length: 370 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.8" x 5.5"