Ashes of the Forgotten
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Sep 1 2025
Pages: 268
Weight: 0.80
Height: 0.61 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The god-king's city worships a miracle: helion light that warms the faithful and blinds the defiant. Kneel, and your hearth glows. Refuse, and the day itself turns on you.
Selene Arkwright-once a Sanctum novice, now hiding with a rebel cell-carries a dangerous companion in her bones: a whispering power that wants to burn everything. When public executions and witness circles tighten the city's leash, Selene and a motley crew of weavers, riggers, and a bored city guard begin a quieter revolt-carving proof into stone, printing truth on cloth, and feeding neighbors the one thing law can't ration: bread.
As the rebels turn logistics into rebellion, Selene discovers the holy Beacon is no god at all but a machine that ties warmth to obedience. With a disillusioned priest and a ruthless advocate watching every move, she must choose how much of herself to spend: scorch the city clean, or cut the leash without killing the light.
From graffiti to a public trial on the Tide Wall, from night raids through mirrored corridors to the final uncoupling of the Beacon, Ashes of the Forgotten is a dark, city-bound fantasy about power, proof, and the work of feeding each other. Perfect for readers who love found-family crews, morally gray opponents, soft magic with sharp rules, and revolutions built on ovens as much as swords.
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