The Gallows Crown is the first book of the Espa Chronicle, a massive epic fantasy series that tells the story of the Raakonian Empire, Val E Naa wastes, and the High Elven Kingdom. It begins with a war between two nations with interlocking characters trying their best to survive, find meaning, and build a better future in the most desolate and harsh of places. Around them circles the intrigues of politics, religion, honor, and magic. Their tale is one of war, hardship, and a struggle against all odds to survive. In the land of the Bulvi, the common man suffers under the traditions of the past, and the horrors of invasion. In the land of the Raakonian Empire of Man, great progress lives among political intrigue of the highest order, but corruption runs deep.
Emmy's life is going just as she'd planned: She's living in her own apartment, dancing every day and is just leaps away from being named her company's next Prima ballerina. And she's only 17. But all of Emmy's plans come to a screeching halt when the FBI shows up at her door to let her know that she's being stalked by a serial killer. Suddenly, the safe, insulated world she created for herself is riddled with violence, fear...and a growing pile of dead bodies. At first Emmy wants nothing more than to forget her chilling new reality - but her admirer isn't finished with her yet, and before she knows it, Emmy's stuck in a nightmare she can't dance her way out of.
Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains detailed scenes of murder, rape, torture, sex and stalking, which may be triggering for some readers.
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