Aleaneo has always looked west, over the mountains where the traitorous Vysarian leveled his own kingdom a quarter century ago. The lightning snapping in her veins has called her to the warfront for as long as she can remember, since she came screaming into the world under an ancient prophecy, and now she’s finally ready to beat down the Traitor’s door and end the slaughter. But she’s only one of six divine soldiers sent to save the continent, each as powerful and juvenile as the next, and though they’re destined to free to continent together, Aleaneo won’t let them stand in her way.
Zealots, deserters, and cowards. Khaden knows exactly what his allies have to offer in the desperate struggle against the Vysarian’s monstrous creatures. After a life spent on the frontline, he’ll do anything to save his people from devastation, but saving them means setting aside centuries of mistrust between the kingdoms, and it’s his people who’ve held the front for decades, not the other spineless crowns. The fire in Kade’s lungs has protected his people so far, but the six squabbling royals that now make his prophesied company are more likely to attack each other than the monsters at their backs.
As they begin their divine journey into the war-torn wilderness of Dalran, the six Asyeri witness firsthand the devastation that’s wracked the continent, including all they’ve been told and more they haven’t. As the Vysarian’s chaos spreads and even darker creatures emerge from the shadows, they’re faced with more questions than answers and begin to doubt the truths they’ve known all their lives, from the source of the Vysarian’s horrific power to the prophecy itself. Torn between duty and growing uncertainty, Aleaneo and Kade must swallow their deep-seated mistrust to stop the genocide on the horizon, no matter the cost.
Themes of betrayal, brutality, and nationalism build this sword-and-sorcery novel’s grim world. Part one in an epic trilogy, Promise of Prophets is the first step into Dalran and a tale of survival and hope for Aleaneo, Kade, and the Asyeri.