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Can You Feel It?
The spark of vengeance at last ignites,
waking the sleepless skies
N'er to oblivion we slowly come,
blood and fire on ashen eyes
Woe to men, the time draws near,
whispers raging on
And from the night the sound of wings,
an omen of waking dawn...
What is the Awakening?
The 'Cycle of Awakening' is an up-and-coming fantasy series, with book one, 'When Blood Burns', nearly ready to launch. This multi-novel series will be set in a familiar, yet unique, fantasy setting. The first novel will follow the story of several key characters as they embark on their own journeys - both sides out to avenge the death of their parents in a conflict going back thousands of years.
This is just the beginning...
'When Blood Burns' Synopsis:
Magic is fading. The ancient races have all but vanished. Humans and dragons remain, a fragile peace prevailing, offering a brief respite in their ancient struggle.
On the outskirts of human lands, twins Kai and Mara have never gotten over the deaths of their parents, murdered at the hands of a rogue dragon when they were young. Eager to avenge their family, they’ve sworn fealty to the Order, a legendary group of warriors who wield the magic of the dragons’ own blood against them. The problem is, that source has long since dried up, and the twins question if their true purpose has dried up with it.
Until the rumors begin…
Whispers speak of a strange sighting in the mountains, a group of hunters waylaid by a woman with inhuman qualities—her scarlet eyes burning with vengeance, her voice planting dark thoughts in the minds of men. Her arrival speaks of a new conflict, one with roots that extend far deeper than any in the Order could possibly know. And somehow, Kai and Mara seem to be at the very heart of it.
Peace will not last. Vengeance will not rest. And before all is over, blood will burn.
Want to read one of the introductory chapters? You can find it hosted on Vocal here.
"Echoes of something stirring in the East, far across the Thousand Peaks
a chilling wind runs down the Spine, biting roots and seeds beneath"
- an excerpt from one of the Lost Tomes
Experience the beginning of an all-new fictional saga in the world known as Velasia [Vel-ay-zhi-uh] - a mystical place full of both familiar and unfamiliar fantasy elements. While you might find many familiar, Tolkien-esque races being referenced, in Velasia, nearly all of them have vanished.
Only dragons and humans remain, the prior the only beings who can still wield magic innately. Though humans have no direct magical affinity, they've been studying for years, using their ingenuity to craft devices capable of giving them some semblance of control over it. But has their thirst for magic driven them too far?
In the heart of the human empire lies the Vale. And on the outskirts of the Vale sits Eastend, a village bordering a massive mountain range named the Thousand Peaks. Here, a group of warriors known as the "Order of Scales", within whose blood flows a small fragment of the dragons' power, watches over the lands beyond the Wall. Though they cannot wield magic, the blood gives them extra-human abilities, and it is with these abilities they've stood as the first line of defense against their ancient and powerful foe.
But with the elder dragons seeming an all but forgotten threat, the world has moved on, leaving the Order and the lands beyond the Wall to fend for themselves against the threat of lesser dragons who occasionally roam into human lands from beyond the mountains.
And it is in this part of the world where our story begins...
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