When the Reaper comes for you, your fate is sealed. If you are the Reaper, it's anyone's game.
1st Place Winning Fantasy! Epic battles, elemental magic, high adventure! This new sensational series explores what it means to live, die, and fight for hope in times of darkness.
★★★★★ "If Tim Burton had written Lord of the Rings" - Vincent E.M. Thorn, 5-star review
Awards:
- Writer's Digest Self-published ebook award, 2019 (Willow of Ashes)
- Readers' Favorite international book award, 2019 (Willow of Ashes)
- Readers' Favorite international book award, 2020 (Blossom of Gold)
- Book Excellence Award Honoree, 2021 (Willow of Ashes)
- Book Excellence Award Honoree, 2022 (Pearl of Emerald)
Apprentice Reaper Xavier Devouh has lost his body. His soul, however, is still here... Inside his twin.
For the five kingdoms of Nirus, death is managed by the knights of Grim: the Reapers. When you die, your NecroSeam (the thread stitching your soul to your body) must be reaped to begin your transition into the afterlife. But Xavier never had his Seam reaped. He only remembers being thrown off a cliff before awaking inside his brother. But how did this happen? Was his body still alive? And who is the ashen-haired princess from his broken memories?
Desperate to exist again, Xavier and his brother journey to the other kingdoms to find his missing body and reverse his bizarre curse. But they aren't the only ones looking for Xavier, and they're not all here to help. As he uncovers the mystery behind his curse, Xavier learns the prophecy surrounding them will only make things worse. If it doesn't kill them first.
Willow of Ashes is the first installment of the COMPLETED 5-book saga, the award-winning NecroSeam Chronicles. Fans of Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn will love this epic adventure!
Book's Special Features:
- Action & Adventure
- World Map
- Epic Battles
- Gothic Mysteries
- Complex magic systems
- Extensive world-building
- Immersive narration
- Splash of Romance
- Witty humor
- Unique steam-and-magic technology
Rated PG-13 (Trigger Warnings)
- Graphic violence
- Mild cursing
Autorentext
Ellie Raine grew up in a family of book lovers, comic readers, and video gamers in the suburbs of Georgia where she always dreamed of making the next explosive game series that would catch fire like the Final Fantasy games, except hers would have darker themes that put the spotlight on her favorite fable: the Grim Reaper.
Her ongoing Scythe-and-Sorcery book series, The NecroSeam Chronicles, was originally intended to be that explosive video game series, but she's found that the book adaptation is far more fulfilling and exciting. Now she writes like mad while at home with her wonderful husband, their two cats, and their darling daughter: the Dragon Princess Felicity.
The first three books in the NecroSeam series were published in 2018: Willow of Ashes, Orbs of Azure and Pearl of Emerald. Ellie Raine's latest book, Princess of Shadow and Dream, is a Fantasy Novella in the universe of the NecroSeam Chronicles. Her other works include a supernatural-noir novella titled Nightingale that was published with Pro Se Productions in early 2018.
You can find out more about Ellie Raine and her books at: http://www.NecroSeam.com
Klappentext
Twins of Prophecy. Cursed by dark magic. Soulbound to one body.
Xavier is thrust into a dark prophecy when his soul is ripped from his body and sealed inside his twin. To free himself, he must cross the five realms of Nirus and find his missing vessel. But the twins are unaware a mysterious woman seeks to reunite the brothers and save the realms from foretold destruction.
A fascinating world of half-forgotten myths and powerful magic, the five realms of Nirus have kept in harmony for centuries. The elemental magic unique to each realm is bestowed to the honored few who use it to help balance life and death. But now, a dark force threatens to destroy this tenuous truce. A forgotten prophecy foretells of a lone warrior with great power who will be chosen to save the realms. It is said he will be sent by the Gods and blessed with rare magic. But the champion selected is not a single soul as the oracles expected… the hero destined to save the world is born as twins with their necromancer magic split.
Neither brother knew of the prophecy, but Xavier had always heard the legend of the Willow of Ashes, a relic shrouded in myth, magic, and mystery. He thought it was nothing more than the namesake of his childhood love, the ashen-haired Princess Willow. Little did he know the powerful relic tied him and his brother to this ancient prophecy. Yet, he is denied that destiny when a powerful force rips out his soul and imprisons Xavier inside his twin.
Unaware of the coming disaster, the coexisting brothers embark on a dangerous journey across the five kingdoms of rocky wastelands, blistering deserts, majestic oceans and thunderous skies, intent on finding Xavier's missing body and lifting their curse. But when war breaks out in the kingdoms, the twins find themselves fighting for survival. With the help of new comrades and a woman warrior tasked with finding the missing champion, all must fight for the future of the realms.
To survive, it's going to take all their skills in combat and magic... and, if they're lucky, the good graces of the Gods.
WRITER'S DIGEST 1st PLACE WINNER - FANTASY "This book is an incredible step into another world... The world-building is so creative and original and I really appreciated how it is shown to the reader. Instead of information being dumped on, it is revealed slowly and cleverly but with enough at a time to create an excellent pacing and sense of wonder. For a system so complex, that was an awesome accomplishment." ~Judge, 7th Annual Writer's Digest Self-Published eBook Awards "One of the most fascinating universes I have ever encountered... rich, mysterious, inviting and frightening at the same time. You will want to visit it again and again." ~Readers' Favorite Review NecroSeam Chronicles is a Multi-Award Winning Series: -First Place Winner of Writer's Digest 7th Annual Self-Published eBook Awards in Fantasy (Willow of Ashes) [Perfect scores in all areas, including structure/pacing, spelling/grammar, plot appeal, character development, voice/writing style, and cover] -Silver Medal for Readers' Favorite International Book Awards 2020, Fantasy (Blossom of Gold, NecroSeam Book 5) -Readers' Favorite International Book Awards 2019, Fantasy (Willow of Ashes) -Book Excellence Awards Honoree (Willow of Ashes)