Willow of Ashes (NecroSeam Chronicles #1)

by Ellie Raine

Overview

"If Tim Burton had written Lord of the Rings"

Willow of Ashes is the first book in the award-winning NecroSeam Chronicles, a COMPLETED epic fantasy series of magic, horror, adventure, and hope.

Award-winning Epic Fantasy Series

First Place Writer's Digest

Readers' Favorite international book award

Book Excellence Award Honoree

The knights of Grim will pay any price to save a soul. But are their own souls worth that cost?

Born with split magic to raise the dead, honor-bound twin necromancers Xavier and Alexander are cursed by an ancient prophecy they can't escape. To break their curse, they must venture to the five kingdoms and seek guidance from the world's royals, which may reveal that there is more to the brothers' halved magic than a mere arcane defect.

But with war breaking across the kingdoms, demons infesting the realms, and Death following them at every step, will the cure to the twins' curse be worth the gruesome cost?

Ellie Raine has crafted an immersive world with magic like you've never seen before, and a hero and heroine for the ages - characters so sharply realized and so richly nuanced that this instant-classic will live on in hearts and minds for generations to come.

Special Features

Action & Adventure

Elemental Soul-Bound magic

Epic battles

Gothic mystery

Extensive world-building

Immersive narration

Splash of Romance (Princess Bride level)

World Map included

Witty and morbid humor

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781732041530
Publisher:	Scynthefy Press, LLC
Publication date:	03/28/2018
Series:	NecroSeam Chronicles Series , #1
Edition description:	Edition II
Pages:	434
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.13(d)
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Award-winning fantasy author Ellie Raine is a voracious reader of epic fantasy with detailed world-building, heroic protagonists, and thrilling battles. Since it's what she loves to read (Terry Pratchett, Rachel Aaron, and Brandon Sanderson especially), it's what she loves to write. Fueled by coffee-bean concoctions brewed by the finest caffeine sorcerers in the kingdom of Atlanta, Georgia, she only emerges from the depths of these magical tales when she is summoned back to the physical realm to spend time with her brood.Her epic fantasy series, the NecroSeam Chronicles, has won several awards including First Place in Fantasy for Writer's Digest, a Silver Medal for Readers' Favorite International Book Awards, and additional awards from Readers' Favorite and the Book Excellence Awards.She is a lover of ravens and a dreamer of dragons, but above all else, she is a scribe to the stories that guide her.You can find out more about Ellie Raine and her books at: https://www.NecroSeam.com

Editorial Reviews

"An incredible step into another world..."

Judge, 7th Annual Writer's Digest Self-Published eBook Awards

"One of the most fascinating universes I have ever encountered... rich, mysterious, inviting and frightening at the same time. You will want to visit it again and again."

Readers' Favorite Review

From the Publisher

I really enjoyed Willow of Ashes, Book One of the NecroSeam Chronicles by Ellie Raine. I'm glad I came into the series at Book One. This is one of the most fascinating and weird universes I have ever encountered. I like that. Think of it. A world where death rules. A world where everyone and everything is centered around death. A world where death is not as permanent and unknowable as it is here in our world. I found it intriguing. I have seen epic world building in science fiction before but never have I seen it done on this scale in a magical setting. Ellie Raine has quite the imagination and she shares it with us like a master storyteller. Her world is rich, mysterious, inviting, and frightening at the same time. You will want to visit it again and again.

Ellie Raine has a unique voice which fits her story and this world perfectly. The setting is powerful and never have I seen the theme of death explored so intimately. Necromancy is not new but, as far as I know, it has never been explored or utilized as it is here. The characters are unique, and the plot is driven along in part by that very uniqueness. Xavier and Alexander are twins with a big problem. How this happened and how it will be resolved will change everything. Every character is interesting not only as a character but as representations of their various species. Willow of Ashes is a deep book and a little dark. But it is a lot of fun.

Readers' Favorite - Ray Simmons