A thousand years of war. A sacred light built on a lie. And a truth that could end the world.
For over a millennium, two peoples have slaughtered each other beneath a mountain temple, dying for a divine light they believe demands their sacrifice.
They were all deceived.
Theron hides in a forgotten village, feeding the starving and asking for nothing. Atonement is all he has left for the choices that shaped the war. But when battle reaches the mountain once more, his past drags him back... because the light remembers him.
Nyra commands her legions with ruthless precision. Total victory is the only answer. Failure is not permitted. But the orders coming from the immortals her people serve make no sense, and obeying them may cost her everything.
When their paths collide beneath six empty thrones, they uncover what the gods buried. The war was never about territory. The gods were never distant. And the light everyone worships has been lying from the beginning.
Some truths don't set you free. They doom you.
A dark epic fantasy for readers who crave:
Morally complex characters facing impossible choices
Magic with brutal consequences
Gods who manipulate and hide in plain sight
War that carries a lasting human cost
Revelations that change the meaning of everything before them
What readers are saying:
★★★★★ "The prologue is grand in scope, cinematic, and propulsive. Reminiscent of Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson."
★★★★★ "I finished the last 100 pages in one sitting at 2am on a work night. Everything that seemed random earlier comes crashing together and it's so satisfying."
★★★★★ "The magic system is weird at first but once it clicks it CLICKS. There's this moment around the 90% mark where everything you thought you understood gets flipped."
★★★★★ "Can't wait to see how this messes with my very being like what Stormlight and First Law did."
Enter a world of morally gray heroes, buried divine secrets, and devastating revelations.
A Shroud Undone begins A Fractured Balance, a complete dark epic fantasy trilogy where every answer raises darker questions, and the cost of truth may be more than anyone can pay.
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