Shadows of the Thornveil

About this book

In the Thornveil Expanse, where colossal trees form living labyrinths fueled by stolen heartbeats, society is divided between treetop citadels and the dangerous undergrowth. Lirien Voss, a harvester exiled for wielding a rare emotion-siphoning shadow-vine, survives by stealing from the corrupt to arm the weak. Her path collides with Kael Draven, a disgraced warden with a prosthetic arm of petrified thorns, hired to kill her before her power awakens a dormant entity that could consume humanity. When an ambush reveals a shared burden of guilt and hidden responsibilities, the hunter and hunted form a perilous alliance. Bound by a vine-graft that links their life forces, they must navigate betrayal from their former mentors and the monstrous bleed-beasts of the deep woods. As they uncover the dark history of the thornlords' power, Lirien and Kael must choose between the comfort of their scars or the terrifying risk of trust.