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The Heir
Leo Shadoval
Black hair, grey eyes, son of Arik Shadoval and Leandra Lightbringer. An orphan who bears the Phoenix Claw and
ETHROS The Ethros Chronicles
Where shadows are born. Where fates awaken.
Welcome to Ethros: a world of ancient magic, forgotten kingdoms, and heroes who rise out of the dark.
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A tale of power and its price
In a world guarded by winged Lamasso at its gates, with Tiamut chained in the Void beneath it, Leo Shadoval grows up an orphan, unaware that his blood opens thresholds and wakes the sleeping guardians.
When the Phoenix Claw and then the Sword of Worlds return to him, he discovers that the sword does not kill the chaos but reseals it, and that every sealing is paid with something of its bearer: a memory, a year, a name that is forgotten.
Worldbuilding
A world woven of chain and stone
Magic
The Seven Houses
Shadow, Light, Storm, Water, Flame, Iron, Mind. Each guards a shard of the ancient rite that chained Tiamut.
ArtifactThe Sword of Worlds
Forged from the metal of the first chain. It does not kill Tiamut but reseals her, and every sealing is paid with someth
ArtifactThe Phoenix Claw
Anzu's molten feather. A key that tightens or loosens Tiamut's chains, whispering to its bearer from the Void and taking
ThresholdLamasso and the Gates
Winged bulls with human heads that guard the thresholds, reading blood and intent before granting passage, and closing t
CosmologyThe Two Moons and Two Suns
A silver moon and a pale-green one, a golden sun and a blue twilight sun. When the blue fades, the eternal dusk looms.
CreaturesCreatures of the Void
The Gallu, tunnel gasts that feed on magic; Anzu, the storm bird; Humbaba, warden of the silver forest.
Those who dwell in the tale
Characters
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Storm's Daughter
Sira Stormheart
From the mountain tribes, House of Storm. Reckless in a way that costs; her brother is the storm general in th
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The Sister
Nera Firehart
Leo's maternal half-sister, Leandra's daughter of the House of Light behind the 'Firehart' mask. A scholar who
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The Emperor's Mind
General Kairos
Commands the Emperor's largest army and has never lost a battle. He draws the battle weeks in advance; the ene
Editions
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Arabic · RTL
Arabic Edition
kr 189
- Dark gold cover
- 6×9 print + e-book
- Amiri font
- 24 chapters
Swedish · LTR
Swedish Edition
kr 189
- Full literary translation
- 6×9 print + e-book
- Georgia font
- 24 chapters
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