The Ember Garden

<p>In the village of Oakhaven time is trapped in a sterile Perpetual Twilight governed by the enigmatic Maestra. Life is quiet resignation defined by the consuming power of the Ember Garden-a crystalline structure that steals the vitality of all who stray.</p><p>When her sister Elara vanishes into its depths Amelia finds a terrifying clue: a glowing parasitic shard called the Ember. Amelia's investigation reveals that the Twilight is a deliberate lie and her neighbors are slowly becoming hollow Echoes. Worse the Ember is a seed designed to harvest her own defiance. Now she must navigate the Garden's mechanical horror and risk her final spark to shatter its cold heart before Oakhaven-and her soul-are locked in eternal silence.</p>