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Crown of Ash and Shadows: Book One of The Shadow Court Chronicles
Paperback
Series: The Shadow Court Chronicles, Book 1
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Publisher: Independently Published
Pages: 310
Weight: 0.83
Height: 0.77 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
One dying messenger. One forgotten prophecy. One kingdom on the edge of war.
Lyra Ashwyn has survived by following one simple rule: stay invisible.
Gifted with rare Shadow magic that erases her memories every time she uses it, she has spent years avoiding kings, courts, and anything that might draw attention to her. Remaining unseen is the only way to keep what little remains of herself.
Then a dying royal courier thrusts an ancient obsidian cylinder into her hands.
Within hours, Lyra is hunted by elite assassins, dragged before the enigmatic Shadow King, Kaelen Noctis, and pulled into a conspiracy that threatens to shatter the fragile peace between the Four Courts of Aethoria.
Someone is murdering royal messengers.
Someone has mastered a forbidden magic that should not exist.
And someone believes Lyra is the key to awakening a forgotten power buried beneath centuries of lies.
Forced into an uneasy alliance, Lyra and Kaelen must navigate treacherous court politics, hidden betrayals, impossible prophecies, and enemies who move unseen through the very heart of the kingdom. The more they uncover, the clearer it becomes that the greatest threat is not the rival courts gathering at the borders-but a hidden enemy determined to resurrect the long-lost Fifth Court and plunge the continent into chaos.
Yet every step toward the truth comes at a terrible cost.
Every time Lyra calls upon the shadows, another piece of her identity disappears forever.
And some memories are worth more than kingdoms.
Filled with breathtaking world-building, dangerous magic, political intrigue, ancient mysteries, unforgettable twists, and a slow-burn romance between two fiercely guarded souls, Crown of Ash and Shadows is the gripping first novel in The Shadow Court Chronicles.
Some crowns are inherited.
Others are forged in shadow.
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