Fallen Thrones

In the shadow of the Rim Aeldan lived in relative isolation, far from the whole of the Common Realm Empire and, from the ancient gifts of the Bestowal. For centuries the Empire was governed by these special gifts, wielded together harmoniously, creating a perfectly balanced system of rule, until an evil disrupted everything. Aeldan is the last elect; the only person capable of defeating the evil, restoring the fallen thrones, but when Aeldan suffers a life-threatening injury, he must first overcome doubt and despair, from without, and from within. Amid his doubt and despair, Aeldan finds himself traveling with the driftmen, Laiya and Bramlett—the last hope of a fallen empire. But first he must deal with his crippling injury, face dreaded creatures of blended souls, evade capture by Lynchguard, work through his developing feelings for Laiya, and unlock the power of an ancient weapon.