Bren has always known he was different. Raised among the forest folk of Hearthwood, he was given a home, a family, and a name. But he has never known where he came from. When a long-buried secret comes to light, he leaves home to follow the trade roads north toward the distant mountain city of Aethryss in search of answers. Far above him, Verakh of Aethryss has spent his life proving that he belongs. A refugee raised among the powerful houses of the city, he has risen further than anyone thought possible. Yet even now, as he stands among the people who shaped him, questions of loyalty, identity, and inheritance continue to follow him. As old tensions stir across the lands surrounding Aethryss, the paths of two men searching for their place in the world begin to converge. One seeks the name he lost. The other seeks the meaning of the name he carries. Anam: The River of Names is the first novel in a fantasy epic about belonging, memory, exile, and the stories and names we inherit.