Beneath the Cracked Pillars
Paperback
Series: Shadows of the Prophecy, Book 2
FantasyChristian FictionGeneral Fiction
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Oct 7 2026
Pages: 210
Weight: 0.63
Height: 0.44 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
She helped break one merchant's claim to Terralor's water. Now someone is using an older lie to control every road that carries it.
Six weeks after Zephira Nalor exposed the corruption buried beneath Terralor's laws, a bitter seep and an altered work order reveal a new threat. Someone has directed the city's laborers into poisoned ground, and the clues point east toward a trade route erased from the official records.
At the drought-stricken Eastern Outpost, Zephira and her companions find more than dwindling cisterns. A powerful magistrate promises safety through centralized control. Fragments of cloth, clay, and stone hint at a forgotten covenant. And beyond the cracked pillars, an enemy believed defeated is still buying loyalty with the one thing no settlement can survive without: water.
To uncover the truth, Zephira must learn that faithful stewardship does not mean carrying every burden alone. But if she cannot unite people divided by fear, scarcity may surrender Terralor's future to those who believe peace can only be enforced from above.
Beneath the Cracked Pillars is the second book in the Shadows of the Prophecy Christian fantasy series, blending mystery, adventure, faith, and the struggle to choose shared responsibility over control.
Best read after The Sash-Maker's Secret.
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