Ember in the Abyss [Pre-Order]

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HEAT IS LIFE. AND ON ACHERON, LIFE IS NEVER FREE.

Fifteen years ago, Rhea was the prodigy of the Spires, the star pupil of the brilliant Architect, Aris. Then came the Resonance Disaster, a catastrophic failure of the thermal veins that scarred the planet and left Aris lost to the deep. Rhea fled to the Huddles, trading her status for the anonymity of the slums, living as a "Bleeder" and scrap-mechanic to keep her brother, Kiran, alive in a fading medical pod.

Now, the Spires are shivering. The heat is failing again, and the High Command has tracked Rhea down. They don’t want a hero; they want the woman who knows the architecture of the Abyss better than anyone alive.

Forced into an Abyssal Contract, Rhea is paired with Lucian, a cold, efficient commander of the elite Burn-Teams who views her as a relic of a disgraced era. But as they descend miles beneath the crust, Rhea realizes the "clog" they’ve been sent to clear is a lie.

The signals she’s hearing through the pipes aren't mechanical—they are a message. Her mentor didn't just survive the disaster ten years ago; he’s been waiting for her in the dark.

To save the brother she has left and the planet she helped break, Rhea must confront the man she once loved and decide if she is willing to reignite the world—even if it means burning herself to ash.

She was the prodigy. She became the ghost. Now, she is the only hope.

A spark in the dark. An ember in the abyss.

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