Savage Rising: Eternal Forest Saga - Book 1
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  • Time 7h 21m
Complete, First published Feb 23, 2020
It's been two hundred years since the Blight swept through the forest. The Lands of Order has experienced great peace and prosperity, but deep within the Savage Lands, an army is rising. Infused with a mysterious, dark power, the lizard-men race of the balisekts invades the civilized territories with an overwhelming force. No one knows the source of their black magic, but it seems tied to a mysterious girl found in the woods. She has no memory of who she is or where she came from, but she is infused with the ability to make things grow at her will. The tribes of the Lands of Order hope to use her abilities to bring them prosperity, while the balisekts seek to make her a weapon of war.

Book 1 in the Eternal Forest Series

Written by: Faith Naff

Edited by: Sharon Stogner 
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Faith Naff

Cover model: Ren Stogner

Cover photography and design: Faith Naff

Cover editing: Sonja Carter - Soulfire Studios
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Special Thanks: TamTam Massey, Mark Polanis

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This story is a work of fiction. Any similarities to actual persons-living or dead-or to actual events is purely coincidental.

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