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Name: Legacy of Ash
Author: Matthew Ward

After a shadow descends over the Tressian Republic, its once‑heroic ruling families turn on one another, their ambitions blinding them to the looming threat of the Hadari Empire’s armies. Amid this chaos, three unlikely figures rise: Viktor Akadra, the Republic’s unmatched champion, who bears a dangerous secret; Josiri Trelan, a political prisoner driven by his mother’s failed rebellion; and Calenne Trelan, Josiri’s sister, who longs to escape the tainted legacy of her family. As war engulfs the nation, they are forced to put aside deep‑rooted enmities and confront the invasion together. Yet the price of any victory may prove darker than they can imagine.

First publish date: 2019

Genre: Fantasy/Epic Fantasy

Authors: Matthew Ward

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