Betrayed. Orphaned. Consumed by vengeance.Young Jarren Heartwood's only chance of survival is to join the Shadow Academy elites, the enemy of his enemy, to destroy the fire mages known as the flares.A darkness is creeping across Elonia, destroying hope and creating a malevolent society where the weakest are guaranteed a miserable existence, and the factions that are supposed to defend and protect only create more despair while searching out ways to become m...

Conflict. Invasion. A ruined world.The Rot spreads like wildfire from the north and south as the connection to the Realm of Creation diminishes. It’s only a matter of time before the trees, animals, and dryads will be lost to the land of Elonia and, along with them, love and compassion. If hope remains, it’s in the hearts of the dryads and the three companions: Jarren, Ameida, and Sepheus.When a scout goes missing up north, there’s only one way to find answ...