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The Third Son
Paperback
Series: The Ashbound Chronicles, Book 1
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 9 2026
Pages: 344
Weight: 1.01
Height: 0.72 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
He was never meant to inherit anything.
Daniel Hayes died with his hands on the wheel, saving the family he loved from a storm-soaked crash he could not escape. When he opens his eyes again, he is no longer Daniel. He is Lucian Viremont, newborn third son of a noble house in the Kingdom of Elros.
As the youngest son, Lucian has no title waiting for him, no estate depending on him, and no grand future arranged around his name. That suits him well enough. While his older brothers are shaped by inheritance and expectation, Lucian watches, listens, and learns.
But Lucian notices what others miss.
A broken process. A wasted road. A flawed training form. A spell structure that feels slower than it should. Each quiet observation changes House Viremont by inches, and each change draws the attention of those closest to him. His family loves him, but even they begin to understand that calm does not mean ordinary.
Then royalty arrives at Ashenford.
Princess Sorynna Elros sees what others overlook: a boy who respects rank without fearing it, speaks carefully without becoming empty, and understands the world as if he is listening to something beneath its surface. Their first meeting begins as courtesy, but what follows may pull House Viremont closer to the crown than anyone expected.
And hidden beyond the sight of nobles, scholars, and kings, something ancient waits in ash and silence.
Lucian Viremont was born the third son.
Elros has not yet realized what that means.
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