Hollow Star, Burning Raven

Pethameni Gathermort has spent life on the move-at the ruined home, from the ghosts of the past, and from the monster that raised her. Once she is free, she comes to Phoes Dawnlight's doorstep, where she meets a girl with an unquenchable light and a family that offers something she has never known: protection. But there are shadows where there is light.

As she moves toward life rather than mere existence, Petha discovers the truth about friendship, trust, and the unexplored concept of belonging. A shopping expedition is an adventure, and a brief foray into an arcade opens eyes to Yoishio Flantsir, a mischievous noble with the ability to dispel ghosts-at least momentarily. The ghosts are not to be easily dispelled. A security commotion shatters the bubble of newfound tranquility, and Petha comes to realize.

Her father is alive. And he's arriving to claim her.

A story about hope, trauma, and precarious hope for a new beginning, Gathermort is a dark but strong fantasy about finding light where there is darkness.