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Lyra Vale, a seventeen-year-old human hidden in the last surviving human village of Moscova,
has spent her life believing magic died with her people. She is wrong. When the warlock Malachar Vex begins a seven-day ritual capable of enslaving every intelligent race in Zamora, his forces descend upon Moscova in search of an ancient secret buried beneath the village. In the chaos, Lyra unleashes forbidden magic and discovers the truth of her bloodline: she is the final living heir of Merlin.
With Moscova in ruins and Malachar's armies spreading across the world, Lyra is forced into a vast and hostile Zamora ruled by ancient kingdoms, rival races, and creatures that remember humanity with suspicion. Her only allies are Kael Thornve, a disgraced elven outcast with his own reasons to hate the old powers, and Seraphine, a rogue fairy desperate to atone for a betrayal that still stains her name.
Together, they must recover seven ancient seals scattered across warring kingdoms before Malachar completes his ritual. But the seals cannot simply be taken. Each is bound to a different race and can only be awakened through trust, sacrifice, or allegiance.
As the seventh day approaches, Lyra's inherited magic grows stronger, more volatile, and less human. To stop Malachar, she may have to awaken the full power of Merlin's blood.
And once she does, she may no longer be certain where Merlin ends and Lyra begins.