The Dark Forest of Aneth

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A mortal dragon forced to face his own past, a hopelessly lost priestess of travel, and a judge who no longer trusts his own judgement…

Ro’nor is a dragon, at least by heritage. No wings, no shapeshifting, no fancy powers to make him special. He’s merely a seer, taking odd jobs to dig himself out of debt. Scry the weather. Find missing children. Simple things.

But his latest job leads him to a village of immortals, who need him to find their mortal child, a child with unprecedented power. She’s both a string mage and a creation mage, able to shape the world through sheer force of will. To help Ro’nor, the village grants him a relic more powerful than most gods dare wield—one that can cross both realms and time, with no promise of return. 

Zynia is a devoted priestess to the god of land travel. She’ll help anyone who’s lost, which is fine, except right now she’s the one who’s lost, turned about in Aneth’s haunting forest. But when she finally tracks down the missing child, “lost” stops being her biggest problem.

The child’s captors are rigid isolationists who worship the goddess of the dead. One of them, Reyonvindrat, has lived his whole life under the shadows of his priestly brother. His tyrant brother… if he allows himself to consider the blasphemous truth.

The petulant child has magic only Reyonvindrat’s gracious goddess should wield. But his brother’s plans for her could ruin the world’s only chance for surviving a devastating future. Now Reyonvindrat must decide whether to remain faithful to the priest… or faithful to himself.

Rescue the child, and their world may yet survive.

Fail, and their world may unravel before any prophecy comes to pass.

Venture into the haunting forest in this series finale . . .

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(The Dark Forest of Aneth will arrive on October 23rd, 2026)

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Other Books in the Series:

The Wind Mage of Maijev Cover The Gryphon and the Mountain Bear Cover The Restless Sands of Neel The Cursed Halls of Kalecen The Scars of Her Past Book Cover The Dragons of the Mist Cover The Wind Mage and the Wolf The Trial of Bells and Blood Book Cover

The Dark Forest of Aneth is a 71,000-word novella, set 200 years before The Wishing Blade series.

This takes place after the events of The Restless Sands of Neel and The Dragons of the Mist.

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