The Flame and the Hollow
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Seventeen-year-old Cael Ardenthir lives a quiet life among dusty scrolls and whispered legends in the high towers of Ardelon. Orphaned, marked by a crescent-shaped birthmark, and haunted by questions of belonging, Cael's days are filled with study until he stumbles upon a relic that reacts only to his touch. In a single moment, everything changes. Ancient forces rise, long-dead enemies stir, and Cael is thrust into a destiny shaped by fire, shadow, and sacrifice.
As darkness spreads from the blighted Hollowlands, Cael must flee the only home he has ever known. Joined by a warrior of justice, a courageous pathfinder, and a mysterious guide much older than she appears, he begins a journey to uncover a broken truth-one that could either restore the Flame that once held the realms together or shatter what remains of the world.
But watching from the heart of the Hollowlands is a being once called hero, now corrupted into myth: The Hollow King, who sees in Cael the final piece of a plan centuries in the making.
The Flame and the Hollow is the breathtaking first volume in The Flamepath Septology-an epic tale of destiny, loss, and the enduring power of hope in the face of ruin.
The journey begins. The Flame remembers.
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