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Maru the Divine: The Light, the Shadow, and the Winter Rose
Paperback
Series: The Dawnbound Chronicles
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Dec 28 2025
Pages: 456
Weight: 1.20
Height: 1.13 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In the radiant kingdom of Aurelia, where sunlight is worshipped and balance is sworn to the gods, a child is born beneath a dawn that would never truly fade.
Maru is not born to rule.
He is chosen.
Orphaned by tragedy and raised by Queen Nymera and King Fenrion as their own, Maru grows into a paladin of light-compassionate, resolute, and burdened by a power he does not fully understand. In a world fractured by ancient sins, he learns a truth few dare to face:
Light alone is not enough.
When whispers of the Shade King stir once more, threatening to tear the realms apart, Maru and his companions are drawn into a perilous quest across the kingdoms of Embrial-through frozen ruins, grave-cities carved into stone, storm-lit forges, and sacred falls where angels once walked.
At his side stand:
- Vaelora, the Winter Rose of Crythoria, whose frost hides a heart willing to sacrifice everything
- Solmarius, the Ember Sage, keeper of living flame and painful truths
- Ceraphine, a shadow-born guardian who knows the cost of silence
- Silas Vale, an alchemist who trusts invention more than gods
Together, they seek the Five Sacred Relics-artifacts not forged as weapons, but as safeguards-each holding a piece of the balance needed to end the darkness without destroying the world.
But some mercies are withheld.
Some gods choose restraint.
And some victories demand a price no prophecy dares to name.
As dawn and dusk collide, Maru must decide what kind of light he will become-
one that conquers...
or one that heals.
Legends of Embrial: Maru the Divine is a sweeping epic fantasy of sacrifice, found family, divine restraint, and the fragile hope that follows loss. A story for readers who love rich lore, mythic worlds, emotionally driven heroes, and the quiet truth that sometimes the greatest light is the one that burns only once.
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