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THE RUNESTONE SAGA

BEFORE THE ASH

The Gods have died. The world is breaking. And in the embers of old wars, three lives are fated to change the coming age.

Ashala, Warrior-Princess of the Dryads, still carries the crushing weight of the losses her people suffered during their war with the giants. When she is offered the promise of answers about her family’s hidden past and a chance to restore glory to her once-mighty people, she journeys north to the ruined city where her father made his final stand. But some histories are buried for a reason.

Amice has always dreamed of escaping her small fishing village and finding a life filled with knowledge, purpose, and meaning. When she is chosen as ward to the most powerful woman in the kingdom, her future seems to open at last. Instead, she is engulfed by court intrigue, the looming threat of war, and a strange vision that begins to fracture her mind piece by piece.

Guthur of the Giantbreakers wants only one thing: a legacy worthy of the runestones. But when giants lay siege to Guthur’s home, glory becomes something far bloodier than he imagined. To save his people, he must choose between the legend he has always wanted and the duty he cannot abandon.

As kingdoms stir, old enemies rise, and forgotten truths claw their way back into the light, Ashala, Amice, and Guthur must face a world where the Gods are dead, but their shadows still remain.