Birth from the Ashes Part 1

<p>In the Ashlands destiny burns in the blood-and gods whisper from the dark.</p><p>When Emberholme is destroyed <strong>Saswen</strong> rises from its ruins. Marked by visions of the flame-goddess <strong>Suut</strong> and carrying the dormant spark of the <strong>Ashborn</strong> she becomes the last hope of a land sinking into shadow. But survival is only the beginning. A forgotten prophecy stirs within her veins one that will draw the attention of kings... and gods.</p><p>Across the scorched wastes the Obsidian King <strong>Kaelthar</strong> feels the awakening of ancient power. Long has he ruled through fire and iron yet even he cannot ignore the surge in the sacred stones-the same relics that once shattered empires. He knows what their return means. He has waited for it.</p><p>But Kaelthar is betrayed.</p><p>His trusted right hand <strong>Asher</strong> succumbs to the whispers of <strong>Hazadan</strong> the god of wisdom and destruction. Promised power glory and a throne of his own Asher steals two of the sacred stones and unleashes a horde of Reavers upon the kingdom of <strong>Valefall</strong>. As Hazadan's voice grows louder Asher's ambition spirals into madness.</p><p>To stop him Saswen must face the storm rising in the Ashlands-Reaver armies burning cities and a man wielding divine corruption. And in the shadows beyond the fire Kaelthar watches... for the girl whose destiny is bound to his own.</p><p>From ancient prophecy to brutal warfare <em>Birth from the Ashes</em> is a sweeping dark-fantasy tale of betrayal god-touched power and the first spark of a war that will decide the fate of the Ashlands.</p><p>The Ashborn have risen.<br>And the gods are not silent.</p>