Sara DeLaVergne

Before the Timeline divided Ellorhys between day and night, the Imperial Emperor and Empress ruled justly and with great love for all the kingdoms in their realm. Under eternal night skies, Imperial Princess Issaria Elysitao is reared by her only remaining family. With Aunt Cate's guidance, Issaria is urged toward conquest of the Daylight cities responsible for the regicide, but she cannot help to wonder if the curse meant to protect her was not the very thing her parents banished long ago. As Issaria tests the restrictions set forth by the Empress Regent, it becomes obvious that there is more to her magic than even she realized. Something strange lurks within, making her powers unstable. As she approaches her eighteenth birthday, it speaks to her and promises more than vengeance. North of the Timeline, Prince Calix prepared to inherit Hinhallow from his warlord father on one condition: he must eliminate the growing threat of the Imperial Princess before she can receive her crown from the Evernight Witch and unleash darkness upon the rest of Ellorhys. Worlds collide and Issaria is forced to flee across the continent. With deadly foes on the horizon, Issaria is left with no options and less time. She must find the origin of all magic, the fabled Vera Caelum, and awaken her powers before she loses herself entirely.

When her magic speaks, It demands to be heard. As the last Imperial, heir to the throne of Ellorhys, everyone expected Issaria Elysitao to follow in the Evernight Witch’s footsteps. No one expected her to run to her enemies for help. Forced into a marriage alliance with the prince of a rival kingdom, Issaria struggles to keep her crown amid tiring court politics while hiding a dangerous secret. Plagued to be the incarnation of an ancient deity that awakened on her eighteenth birthday, Issaria’s mind and body do not belong solely to herself. Less benevolent than history would remember, Aurelia, Mythos of Light, has threatened the existence of the realm in an effort to restore balance to Ellorhys. As Issaria and Calix leave their friends and palace life behind and take to the high seas to fulfill their promises, Issaria remains keenly aware of what this journey may yet cost her. Former soldier turned rebel commander, Elon Sainthart marshals a growing force to resist the Evernight Witch. Determined to reclaim the capitol city of Espera for its rightful ruler, Elon and his ragtag band of rebels are unprepared for the mechanical monstrosities unleashed upon the celestial city. From the far north, an unknown foe bears down upon Espera. Poised to conquer, Shura Wintersea leads an engineered army in siege against the Evernight Witch. With a mantle of darkness thrust upon him, Shura will stop at nothing to break the Evernight curse and unite the continents under one crown — his.