The Chronicles of Gorlonia

Three brothers, raised inside the empire that conquered their people. Groomed, watched, and never quite trusted.

When Emperor Toblat marches to war, one night of blood and betrayal tears the brothers apart, sending each down a path from which none will return unchanged.

Aetrach never wanted a throne. But an emperor's decree names him heir to an empire in flames, and the friends who believe in him will follow him into the fire whether he is ready or not. Rioht wants glory above all else—and gets it, at a cost he won't fully understand until it's too late to undo. And Roven, the sharpest mind among them, will discover that no amount of intelligence prepares you for the moment the world stops making sense.

Beyond the brotherly conflict, something older stirs. From the ancient forests of Lotharia to the crumbling walls of Watharra, darkness is gathering—and it answers to no king.