Flame Against The Abyss
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Last published Sat, Sep 20, 2025
Book I: Pablo Kennedy and the Blight Below
When the peaceful town of Dalmire falls silent under fire and ruin, thirteen-year-old Pablo Kennedy is thrust into a battle he never asked for-but was born to fight. Armed with only a sword and an unbreakable will, he faces down a monstrous invader and discovers a chilling truth: the ancient Heralds of the Abyss have returned.
Guided by old scars and new allies-a deadly archer, a broken knight, and a shadow-hunting outcast-Pablo journeys into the heart of corruption beneath the world. There, in the Blight Below, he uncovers the legacy of his mother, a forgotten warrior of fire, and the terrible power she left behind.
But power comes at a cost.
As ancient horrors awaken and the abyss reaches for him, Pablo must decide if he will carry the flame of resistance... or be consumed by the darkness rising from below.
A coming-of-age epic forged in fire, Flame Against the Abyss is the beginning of a heroic saga about legacy, sacrifice, and the light that refuses to die.
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