Sign-In
Cart
Embers In The Ash
Paperback
Series: Embers, Book 1
FantasyScience FictionGeneral Fiction
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 7 2026
Pages: 540
Weight: 1.42
Height: 1.34 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In a world ruled by dragons, humanity is not a kingdom. It is a crop.
Under the iron-taloned Reign, the law is simple: the magically Ignited rule from gilded spires, while the powerless Dull are harvested as sacrificial fuel. Each month, during the Feast of Flesh, thousands are burned on pyres, their life force feeding the dragons and the brutal hierarchy they command.
Lira is less than fuel. She is trash. A Hollow-one of the rare few to survive the dragon's gift of magic but fail to Ignite. Marked by a silver scar and the shame of being an empty vessel, her only goal is to remain invisible. To survive. She knows the rules: keep your head down, trust no one, and let the fire be fed by someone else's hope.
But when she takes in a young boy named Luca, orphaned by the very ritual she so fears, her vow of solitude shatters. He is a silent, grieving child, another soul destined for the pyre. Yet, there is a splinter of rage in him, a depth of fury that feels far older than his years, and a strange luck follows in his wake.
When their desperation leads to Lira's capture, the silent grief in Luca erupts into a fury that defies all known laws. In a single, impossible moment, he changes the game forever, leaving their enemies broken and the dragon lords hunting not just two fugitives, but the source of a power they cannot comprehend.
Now, on the run and hunted by an ancient, psychic predator, Lira and Luca are living proof of a heresy that could unravel the Reign. Lira must protect a boy who is not just a child, but a key, a weapon, a living question that threatens to burn their world to the ground. But in a world built on a lie, the truth is not a light. It is an inferno.
Perfect for fans of Red Rising, The Poppy War, and Fourth Wing, Embers In The Ash is the gripping first installment in a new grimdark epic fantasy series. A tale of brutal hierarchies, forbidden power, and the desperate, defiant hope that a single ember can burn down an empire.
Also from
Williston, Jenny
Also in
Fantasy
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)
Stevenson, Robert Louis
Paperback
The Princess Bride Deluxe Limited Edition: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure
Goldman, William
Paperback
Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution
Kuang, R. F.
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
Before I Knew I Loved You: A Cozy Magical Realism Novel of Time Travel, Love, and Memory, Set in a Fabled Tokyo Café
Kawaguchi, Toshikazu
Hardcover