The Trials of Ildarwood

<p><strong><em>The Last Airbender</em> meets <em>Hunger Games</em> in this award-winning fantasy adventure!</strong></p><p>For 10000 years the Trials have been a sacred tradition. Only within an ancient forest can every child of twelve one day master their elemental gifts.</p><p>But when Telara Brent and her friends begin their Trials they quickly realize the Ildarwood is far more perilous than they were told. Stalked by merciless Cynders -- the corrupted remnants of Trials past -- they must unearth dark secrets and unlock their elemental powers to save the Ildarwood their families and themselves from a monstrous threat.</p><p>Who will rise to overcome the spreading evil? And who fall to the countless dangers lurking within those ancient woods?</p><p>Immerse yourself in an inspirational story unlike any other and find out why readers everywhere are falling in love with the magical world of the Ildarwood!</p><p><strong>This revised Second Edition includes a hand-drawn map twenty-eight chapter illustrations and an appendix full of lore.</strong></p><p><strong>WINNER Best Young Adult Fiction ebook in the 2023 Independent Publishers Book Awards</strong> and Silver Medal Finalist for Best Fantasy Novel in the 2023 National Indie Excellence Awards.</p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Suggested Reading Order:</strong></p><ul><li><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Fall of the Forsaken</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> - Series Prequel [Quick introduction to the magic system and world.]</span></li><li><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Cinders in the Snow</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> - Origins Novella [All author royalties are donated to at-risk youth charities.]</span></li><li><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Spectres of the Fall</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> - Book One</span></li></ul><p></p>