Sign-In
Cart
The Ember and the Blade
Paperback
Series: Fire and Metal, Book 1
Publisher: Daemona
Published: Sep 2 2025
Pages: 190
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.44 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Elara is a hunted woman. Born with the forbidden gift of fire magic, she lives a life of constant fear in the kingdom of Aethelgard, where the fanatical Order of the Ashen Gaze executes mages on sight. Her precarious existence is shattered when she becomes the target of the Obsidian Hand, a clandestine group of assassins whose resources and ruthlessness point to a powerful, unknown patron.
After a near-fatal attack, a wounded and desperate Elara crosses paths with Seraphina, a disgraced former captain of the Royal Guard now living as a sellsword. Bound by a fragile contract, the two women begin a perilous journey to unmask the person who wants Elara dead. Their quest leads them from shadowy urban underworlds to the peaks of forgotten mountains, where they must confront not only deadly assassins but the secrets of their own pasts.
As they piece together the clues, they uncover a sprawling conspiracy that threatens to destabilize the entire kingdom, orchestrated by a man who stands next to the throne itself. To survive, Elara must learn to master the power she has always feared, and Seraphina must confront the betrayal that cost her everything. In a world that wants to see them both destroyed, they discover that their greatest strength-and their only hope-lies in each other.
Also from
Daemona
Also in
Fantasy
The Knight and the Moth (The Stonewater Kingdom, Book 1) (Indie Exclusive Edition)
Gillig, Rachel
Paperback
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Paperback
Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution
Kuang, R. F.
Paperback
The Princess Bride Deluxe Limited Edition: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure
Goldman, William
Paperback
Japanese Gothic: A Folk Horror Novel of Japanese Mythology, Murder, and Family Duty Across Two Timelines
Baker, Kylie Lee
Hardcover
Assistant to the Villain: A Cozy Fantasy Romantic Comedy from a Tiktok Sensation
Maehrer, Hannah Nicole
Paperback