The shadow's echo

in the scarred kingdom of vyrithar, peace is a fragile illusion.three months after binding the hollow's heart, prince alaric vyrith and lady seraphine draven stand guard over a land still bleeding rot. but when whispers rise from the deadlands-of children vanishing, shadows moving in dust, and blood spilled in dark worship-they realize the nightmare is far from over.cultists have stolen a keystone shard once used to bind the hollow, and now seek to awaken it again through ancient rites and sacrifice. with the land's anchors weakening and the hollow's voice stirring once more, alaric and his allies must return to the ruins of kaelfell and beyond, confronting fanatics, phantoms, and the truth buried in blood-soaked pacts.as the black veins beneath his skin pulse and the line between hunter and hunted fades, alaric must face not only an enemy reborn, but a prophecy that ties his fate to the creature he once caged.the shadow's echo is a gripping dark fantasy of haunted kingdoms, cursed bloodlines, and the price of binding what should have been destroyed. for readers of the witcher, black sun, and the broken empire.