Under Cold Moons - by L E Van Veen (Hardcover)

About the Book

"She was Aisla Iarkis and she was more than words on paper. She was more than the nine forms of esos buried deep within her. And she would be enough."

Book Synopsis

HEIRESS TO A LOST REALM

Aisla Iarkis is the Gheall Ceann, the promised one, prophesied to wield an immense power with the potential to save or end the nine realms of Talam. She finds herself burdened by the pressures of a prophecy that has been lost and mistranslated through generations. As she enters adulthood, Aisla has come to fear the power gnawing beneath her skin and lacks the skill to control it. When a mysterious disease, ailing her land and her people, sinks its claws into her best friend, Aisla rushes into enemy lands-a land with no magic-in search of a cure.

She must rely on her training as a warrior and her own ingenuity to save her continent, but what will it cost?

HEIR TO THE WORLDLY REALMS

Weylin Myrkor has spent his entire life preparing to sit the Arden Throne, the throne stolen from the Iarkis family during the War for Descendants. His family has fought against the doom foretold in the prophecy of the norns since its contents first spread. Following his betrothal to the daughter of a powerful dynasty, Weylin feels more confident than ever that he will be the one to unite the realms. A scream in the woods stalls his journey home, and Weylin finds himself saving a mysterious female from beasts of Hel.

With secrets, vulnerabilities, and betrayals knotted between them, will his travels change him for better or worse?

Review Quotes

"Under Cold Moons has blown me away, I just love this story! It is a fast paced, easy to read and flowing story, with a legend and great characters, and a fantastic world. And to think this is a debut. I can't wait for the sequel."

"Every which way I wanted the story to progress, it went. It was so fulfilling to read (ha! prophecies)! The way my jaw dropped and I shouted in excitement during the ending!!"

"The Norse mythology and Gaelic language in this book is so beautifully crafted. It's a multiple point of view told story and it kept my attention! The tension is great, I cannot wait for the next book to come out in this series!"