After a lifetime growing up mistreated, Ediline feels like she has finally found a place to belong. Her twin brother welcomes her and heeds her advice, there are more people in her life than ever before, and with the bloodsword Felnuar safe at her side, she has something like a purpose. Never mind that the sword brings with it the constant threat of assassination by someone who would misuse it. She can handle that.

But when Loethe, the mythical traitor and ninth Lord from church lore, somehow returns to present-day Lanen, he brings an ominous portent of destruction—delivered solely to Ediline. Meanwhile, the Church has called her, her family, and her kingdom to face a tribunal to answer for the crimes of her late father and eldest brother.

Ediline must navigate a deadly and capable templar, a ghost from the long past, her growing power, and a new, fearsome enemy that cannot be seen, all in a desperate attempt to ward off the Desolation. If she fails at any challenge, everything will be lost.

The Ninthborn Chronicle is a hopepunk young adult fantasy trilogy about an unlikely hero, a terrible magic sword, adversity and compassion and forgiveness, and a small fuzzy friend. Even when the darkness is deathly silent, there can be hope.

Content Warnings:
Some violence
Some language
Some sexual situations
PTSD
Sibling/child abuse mentioned or described
No sex depicted