Dawn of Ashen Skies
Epic Dark Fantasy: Queen Penelope battles the Ruinous in a shattered, post-apocalyptic world. Magic, war, and a desperate ritual will decide their fate. Book 3.

In a world shattered by reality-bending Maw-storms, where the very sky weeps and the ground groans with a cosmic sickness, Queen Victoria Mathis leads the last remnants of humanity in a losing war. The enemy is not just an army of corrupted soldiers; it is the Withering Maw itself, a world-devouring entity that wears the face of the man she loved and lost, using her grief as its most potent weapon on a battlefield of apocalyptic magic.
Just as the last embers of hope begin to fade, a shocking rumour emerges from a fanatical enemy order: her mother, a powerful sorceress thought executed for treason two decades ago, is alive. Held in a secret, impenetrable prison, she may hold the one secret that can halt the Maw’s inexorable advance. Now, Victoria must risk everything on a desperate suicide mission into the heart of enemy territory. It's a gambit that could shatter her fragile alliance, expose a devastating historical lie, and force her to confront the ghosts of her past.
Blending the brutal warfare of epic fantasy with the grim reality of a post-apocalyptic world, this story is a relentless descent into a war of corrupted magic, political treachery, and devastating loss. As Victoria fights to save a world that is already dead, she must answer the ultimate question: is this impossible hope a cleverly laid trap to break her spirit, or the one miracle that can save them all?