Crown of Embers

<p>A 500-year-old lie is about to burn.</p><p>For centuries the kingdom of Valoria has been built on the legend of the Seven Heroes who defeated the tyrannical Ash King Azrathal. But when a forbidden ritual in the Ashen Wastes shatters his ancient prison the world discovers that history is a fabrication. Azrathal has returned not as a demon but as a betrayed monarch seeking to reclaim his throne and expose the truth.</p><p>As the kingdom teeters on the brink of collapse torn between a fanatical church purging all magic and a king losing his grip on reality fate draws four outcasts into the heart of the storm. An exiled knight wielding a fragment of a legendary sword seeks to reclaim his honor. A fugitive alchemist hunted for her rare bloodline holds a stolen piece of the world's primordial power. A haunted bard whose forbidden songs can shatter the lies of centuries is guided by the ghost of a long-dead seer. And a wild shifter whose transformative abilities are both a curse and a key is pursued by those who fear his true nature.</p><p>Brought together by a mysterious prophecy they are the Imperfect Heroes pawns in a war far greater than they can imagine. Pursued by Azrathal's Embersworn Knights the Church's Witch-Hunters and the kingdom's secret agents they must unite to survive. But as they uncover the shocking truth behind the Seven Heroes and the Seven Artifacts they face an impossible choice: fight to save a kingdom built on lies or side with a wronged king whose justice is forged in fire and sacrifice?</p><p>*The Crown of Embers* is the first book in a gripping new epic fantasy series. If you love morally gray characters intricate world-building and tales of twisted history and political conspiracy you won't be able to put down this page-turner.</p>