Child of the Flames (The Seven Signs Book 1) – Kindle Edition

Book overview
The empire came for an heirloom. They should have left it alone.
At dawn, Galanian soldiers slaughter Shawna Llewans family not for politics, not for land, but for a relic her mother kept hidden. When Shawna escapes, she takes it with her.
Now shes a fugitive. The soldiers are relentless. And the relic is awake.
Dormael is a Sevenlander wizard with a simple philosophy mind his own business. Its a good philosophy. He just cant seem to follow it, especially not when a bleeding noblewoman turns up clutching something that makes his magic scream. He makes the mistake of helping her, too.
Now hes running from an empire, wondering how things went so wrong so fast.
Together with his sharp-tongued cousin DJenn and a street-hardened orphan named Bethany, who turns out to be the most dangerous person in the room, they are pulled deeper into a conspiracy older than the empire thats hunting them.
Someone is collecting the pieces of a sundered weapon. A weapon of terrible, world-ending power.
Seven pieces. Seven signs.
The first one has already awakened.
Child of the Flames is the opening book of The Seven Signs a dark, character-driven epic with sharp wit, brutal action, and magic that feels genuinely alive. Perfect for fans of classic fantasy who want a rougher edge.