Birth of the Shadows
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Last published Fri, May 3, 2019
Five ignoble children destined to become the most powerful this world has come to know will face perils no man could conceive, among enemies with increasing strength and fortitude. However, one will face a decision that may change the nature of the others. Having eyes to reflect her strength, the first-born princess of Telesca blood will ascend any power that humans could anticipate, creating a destruction that could shift the world in her own image.
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