The Echoes of Aethelgard:

When the past awakens, the world must choose its final song.

For a thousand years, the mountain valley of Oakhaven has slumbered behind forgotten wards, its true history buried beneath the roots of the ancient Heartoak. But in the scorched lands far to the south, an ancient terror stirs. A secret order of zealots, the Ember-Bound, has unlocked the First Era seals, determined to wake Ignis-Vael?the primal World-Wyrm whose fire threatens to reduce the world to silent, eternal ash.

When the sacred Tome of the Unspoken Word is stolen, the quiet peace of Oakhaven shatters. To save their home and stop the coming conflagration, an unlikely fellowship must journey into the dying world beyond their borders: Eldrin, a lonely archivist forced out of his quiet sanctuary; Kaelen, a fierce warden bound to a broken border; and Mira, a brilliant young runesmith whose craft may be all that stands between survival and oblivion.

Pursued by ruthless fanatics and haunted by the ghosts of their own choices, they must race against time to reach the burning heart of the mountain. But binding a god-like flame exacts a devastating toll, and the true cost of saving the world may be losing everything that makes it worth living in.

Rich, atmospheric, and profoundly human, The Echoes of Aethelgard is a sweeping epic fantasy about memory, sacrifice, and the enduring power of ordinary people standing against the dark.