The Starborn Ascendancy (eBook)

Whispers of the Dying Stars

Isabel Howard (Autor)

Ai (Herausgeber)

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2024 | 1. Auflage
452 Seiten
Publishdrive (Verlag)
978-0-00-067836-2 (ISBN)

Infos

The Aethelgard Galaxy is dying.  Its lifeblood, the luminous energy known as Astralis, is being devoured by the tyrannical Emperor Xylos, leaving a trail of cosmic decay and silencing the Starborn, those once capable of wielding its power. On the desolate mining planet of Ky'lar, Elara dreams of a starlight she's never known-dreams that echo a forgotten power within her. When a rare celestial event ignites this dormant spark, Xylos senses her awakening and dispatches his merciless Astral Guard to extinguish her flame.
Forced to flee, Elara finds an unlikely ally in Marissa Mitchell, a hardened smuggler with secrets as dark as the nebulae they navigate.  Aboard the *Stardust Drifter*, they race through treacherous asteroid fields and cosmic storms, pursued by the Emperor's relentless forces, toward a hidden sanctuary known as Asteria-a necropolis nestled within the dying embers of a nebula.
Within Asteria's crumbling ruins, Elara discovers the truth of Xylos's tyranny and the devastating consequences of his insatiable hunger.  She learns of the Astral Crown, a celestial key capable of rebirthing extinguished stars and restoring the flow of Astralis.  Here, she also encounters Jonathan White, the last of the Astral Knights, a stoic warrior scarred by loss and burning for vengeance. He recognizes Elara's potential and agrees to train her, but warns that reigniting the stars carries a terrible risk: empowering Xylos as well.
As Elara's power grows, so does the danger. Marissa's past catches up to them, bringing the shadowy organization she once betrayed to Asteria. And Jonathan's thirst for revenge clashes with his duty to guide Elara, forcing him to choose between personal retribution and the galaxy's fate.
Their journey to unite the fractured civilizations of Aethelgard takes them across breathtaking landscapes - from the corrupted crystal forests of Xylos to the swirling vortexes of the Astral Sea, where forgotten gods whisper cryptic prophecies.  Each step reveals not only the galaxy's history, but also the depths of their own inner struggles.
The final confrontation takes place on the vibrant star of Aethelgard Prime, the very heart of the galaxy, where Xylos intends to consume its life force and plunge Aethelgard into irreversible darkness.  It's a race against cosmic annihilation, a desperate gambit to restore balance before all is lost.  Elara must make a heartbreaking choice: sacrifice some stars to save the galaxy, or risk everything on a chance to restore them all.  The fate of Aethelgard rests on her shoulders, and the whispers of the dying stars may soon be replaced by the nascent hum of rebirth-or the deafening silence of oblivion.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 4.12.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Fantasy / Science Fiction ► Science Fiction
• ISBN-10: 0-00-067836-8 / 0000678368
• ISBN-13: 978-0-00-067836-2 / 9780000678362