First published 2021
Nadya, Parijahan, Malachiasz, and Serefin face the wreckage of their choices. Their previous battle against the gods left the world broken, dark forces spilling through cracks they cannot seal. The chaos spreads beyond their control, consuming kingdoms and twisting reality itself. Each carries guilt for what they unleashed. Nadya struggles with her lost connection to the divine while Malachiasz battles the monster within him. Serefin grapples with his crown and the weight of a crumbling kingdom. Parijahan watches her friends fracture under the pressure. They must work together despite their fractured trust and competing desires. The darkness they freed grows stronger each day, feeding on the world's pain. Old enemies become necessary allies while former friends turn against each other. Time runs short as the chaos consumes more of their world. Each character must choose between personal desires and collective survival. Their final confrontation will determine whether anything remains worth saving.
Genres: fantasy, magical-realism, dark-fantasy, epic-fantasy, fantasy-romance, high-fantasy
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-allies, found-family, personal-growth, redemption
528 pages · Kindle Edition · Wednesday Books
Content warnings: anxiety, depression, mental-illness