Rise of Ronan Var'ethian
A Gates of Liraeth Novel
Ronan Var'ethian was forged for war-but not for the fire now burning in his veins.
When his clan is slaughtered and his father murdered by a ruthless warlord and a god-touched mage, Ronan inherits more than a legacy of blood and vengeance. An ancient power awakens within him: the Blue Flame, a force bound to forgotten gods, old songs, and a fate he does not yet understand.
Hunted by enemies who would see him broken-or claimed-Ronan is forced into exile, drawn across fractured lands where dragonships rule the seas, clans rise and fall by oath and steel, and the old gods still whisper from the dark. With his loyal kin at his side and a wary alliance forming around him, Ronan must learn to master the power that could either save his people...or destroy what remains of him.
But the past is not done with the world.
As secrets surface and prophecies stir, Ronan is pulled into a struggle far older than any clan war-one that binds him to a woman marked by loss and fire, and to gods whose love and cruelty shaped the world itself. The choices he makes will echo beyond battlefields, into legend.
The rise of Ronan Var'ethian is only the beginning.
Includes mature themes, including violence, trauma, and sexual assault.
