Duskfen's Binding Seeds

About this book

In the twilight valley of Duskfen, every true commitment is pressed into a glowing vowseed and nurtured into a living lantern-tree that holds back the hungry dark. When the Thornwhip family's lanterns begin to fail, twelve-year-old Mira Thornwhip fears her family will be exiled and the valley's shared light will weaken beyond repair. Mira insists she never made the selfish childhood vow others suspect is starving the grove, but her memories keep changing shape, and even her own seed-pouch seems to contradict her. Her only unlikely ally is thirteen-year-old Rowan Ashveil, whose rival family grows seeds in careful patterns and whose parents' broken commitment has taught him to fear promises. As Mira and Rowan sneak between groves, barter forgotten pollens, and search for a way to restore the light, a blight-storm gathers strength from every half-kept word. With Mira's sharp-eyed brother noticing more than the adults expect and the valley's covenant keeper preparing judgment, Mira must learn whether hope can be planted without any promise that it will grow.

Book details

Genres:

Classic Romance, Middle Grade Fantasy, Romantic Fantasy

Language:

en

Published:

2026-07-21

Content rating:

PG-13