The Crown of Embers – Rae Carson

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When the gods fall, only ashes remain.
Seris has spent centuries bound by divine chains, a warrior once chosen to serve the gods-until he turned against them. Now, he walks the ruins of Vael’tharis, a city long abandoned to dust and ghosts, searching for the one weapon that could sever the gods’ hold on him forever: the Emberforged Blade.
But the gods do not let go so easily. Hunted by divine enforcers and tormented by visions of the past, Seris is drawn into a war greater than himself. When he crosses paths with Eiren, a stubborn oracle bearing secrets that could change everything, his journey takes a dangerous turn. She claims the gods fear him-and that his fate is tied to something far older than rebellion.
As the lines between loyalty and defiance blur, Seris must decide what he’s willing to sacrifice: the ghosts of his past, the fragile bond he never meant to form, or the last remnants of his own humanity.
In a world where gods demand obedience and mortals are but pawns in a celestial game, Veil of Embers is a gripping dark fantasy of vengeance, fate, and the choice to break free-no matter the cost.

Category:Fantasy, Fiction, Thriller