The empire burned in a single night. Its king fell, its armies scattered, and its crown—once forged in fire and blood—was lost to the ashes.

Now, in the fractured lands that remain, whispers spread of a hidden heir. Alaric, a reluctant wanderer burdened by secrets he barely understands, finds himself hunted by warlords, priests, and shadow-born creatures who all seek the same thing: the crown that could unite or destroy what is left of the realm.

Drawn into an uneasy alliance with a rebel queen, a thief with shifting loyalties, and a sorceress bound by prophecy, Alaric must decide whether to claim a destiny written in ruin—or to forge a new one from the wreckage.

But power is never without price. And the ashes of a fallen empire have a way of rising again.

Epic, haunting, and rich with betrayal and wonder, Crown of Ashes is the beginning of a sweeping fantasy saga about the weight of legacy and the fire of rebirth.