Book 1 of The Trilogy of The Foretold --- Though much has happened in the nineteen years he has lived, Prince Animus Stone never imagined it would lead to this. He desires few things: death, compassion, and solidarity. Unfortunately, the mess that unfolds isn't part of it, and what he wishes for always seems just out of reach. Somehow, he isn't surprised. In a world where power stems from stones, Animus navigates a life shrouded in darkness and uncertainty. Haunted by ghosts, both literal and figurative, he finds solace only in his sister Thráxi, who struggles to protect him from the dangers lurking in their supernatural world. But as shadows close in and enemies grow stronger, the siblings must confront the darkness within their family—and within themselves. -- "Why are people surprised at the changes a single year brings? So many things can happen in hardly a second; that should be more surprising, right? -M. Malle