Ashes of Eormun Books

From New York Times bestselling author D.J. Molles comes a brand-new action-packed fantasy adventure that will leave you on the edge of your seat. What is the price of magic? Not the magic of tricks and illusions, but the kind that heats cities, powers armies, and transforms continents. Magic that forges empires. The Brannic Empire owes its existence to this magic, and for those in power, no price is too great. Even when that price is their own children. For it is the ashes of those with magical abilities that the Church of Alchemy harvests to fuel this machine of empire. So the furnaces burn, and the empire grows. And they call it progress. Trying to escape a lifetime of regrets—and outrun his own demons—veteran soldier Lochled Thatcher embarks on the Fourth Crusade to Leftland, a country rich in magic. Desperate to save her brothers, Rony joins Lochled’s squad only to discover that war is very different from all the songs and fancy speeches. As politics and power clash, Kayna, a Seeker, and Ord, a priest of the Church of Alchemy, find their foundations of loyalty and faith shaken and crumbling. In this theater of chaos, magic, and treachery, soldier and priest alike will find their humanity in as much danger as their lives. Will they lose themselves to cruelty and deception? Or can one good action reverse the course of generations of evil? A bold, brutal look at war and belief, A Harvest of Ash and Blood is a sweeping epic fantasy perfect for fans of The Witcher and Joe Abercrombie. ASHES OF EORMUN, Season 1 Book 1: A Harvest of Ash & Blood Book 2: The Orphan and the Queen Book 3: The Breath That Breaks the Stone (Coming Fall 2024)

Hatred and greed scream loud, but the truth only ever whispers. On the day the Fourth Crusade departs for Leftland, things are happening in the city of Bransport. Things that will shake the foundations of the Brannic Empire. In the House of Draeids, a girl named Vera comes of age and is sent to make her final sacrifice—to be burned alive, so that the Church of Alchemy can use her magical ashes to fuel their war machines, and all their so-called “progress.” But just before she meets her fate, she discovers that she’s different than all the other draeids. Elsewhere in the city of Bransport, the Mad Queen, Annistis Fyrngelt, rots in a tower. Usurped by her cousin, her entire life is contained within the iron bars of her prison. That is until a band of outlaws blows a hole in the tower and frees her. Pursued by the might of the Empire she once ruled, Annistis flees into the swamps of Fenland, determined to reclaim her throne, or die trying. But she’s caught in a swirling mix of competing ideologies and political machinations, and the only way she can hope to raise an army is to make promises she can’t possibly keep. In Leftland, Rony Hirdman becomes the sergeant over a squad of scouts that want nothing to do with her. And sergeants that aren’t liked by their men have a habit of dying quickly. If she wants to avoid an axe in the back of her head, she’ll need to earn their respect by running faster, working harder, and fighting meaner than everyone else. But if she keeps slaughtering the innocent natives of Leftland, she might get the respect of her men, but will she lose her soul in the process? And on the far side of that mysterious continent, Lochled Thatcher awakes to find his mortal wounds healed by the very people he’d been sent to kill. The Tickers have shown him mercy. But it will come at a cost. Because these Tickers want Lochled to teach them how to wage war as brutally as the soldiers of the Fourth Crusade. And that is a price that Lochled is unsure he’s willing to pay. Lines will be crossed. But that’s war. And this war is only getting started. ________________________ The Orphan and the Queen is the second installment in the all new epic military fantasy series Ashes of Eormun . ASHES OF EORMUN, Season 1 Book 1: A Harvest of Ash & Blood (2023) Book 2: The Orphan and the Queen (2024) Book 3: The Breath That Breaks the Stone (Fall 2024)

Enemies become allies, and comrades become blood rivals in this third installment and Season One finale of Ashes of Eormun . After increasing pressure from Kayna and Sunshine, Lochled has finally agreed to help save Leftland from the Fourth Crusade. If only it were that simple. Kayna discovers a dangerous new ability that threatens to consume her, while Lochled realizes that his plan has put him at odds with someone he doesn’t want to fight: Rony Hirdman. But she’s not the same ignorant girl he left behind. She’s a sergeant now, and she’ll do whatever it takes to keep her squad alive–no matter who she has to kill. And all the while, Annistis Fyrngelt is on her way, intent on recruiting the Fourth Crusade to help retake her throne. But if she’s going to have any chance of reaching Leftland, she’ll have to survive the treacherous maze of icebergs known as the Caldegrund Pass. And even if she makes it through, there’s a fleet of warships waiting to intercept her. In charge of that fleet is none other than Morric Fyrngelt himself–her own cousin, and the man who stole her throne. They call him The Usurper, and many believe him to be an idiot, a coward, and a puppet for the Church of Alchemy. But when Seeker Hilden Gladscar is assigned to accompany Morric on his mission to stop Annistis, the Seeker is shocked to discover that Morric is none of those things. He does, however, have one fatal flaw: He might be the only honorable man in all of Eormun. The tides of fate and history are pushing everyone toward a collision, and it is anyone’s guess who will be left standing. ______________________ The Breath That Breaks the Stone is book three in Ashes of Eormun, a grimdark epic fantasy series perfect for readers captivated by morally complex characters, unflinching depictions of war, the exploration of humanity's darker sides, and the unsettling thrill of political corruption. Fans of Joe Abercrombie's First Law Trilogy , Andy Peloquin's Darkblade , Mark Lawrence's Prince of Thorns , and Steven Erikson's Malazan Book of the Fallen should feel right at home while reading this series. Ashes of Eormun , Season One: A Harvest of Ash and Blood The Orphan and the Queen The Breath That Breaks the Stone