Crown of The Fallen

Three hundred and forty years ago, a commoner won the Thornbound Trials, became queen, tried to change everything, and died at thirty-five in a Spirit Calling accident. The royal physician's report was never released. Ten monarchs since. Not one of them common-born. The Seventeenth Trials have begun. The noble houses have already decided the winner. They didn't account for these three. Daven Harke — a commoner and ex-soldier from Vaeltspire's Sixth Ring with a Spirit Calling of the founder thought to be lost to the ages. Caeryn Mourne — a fallen noble living under a false name. Entering the Trials means stepping back into the light. The people who destroyed his house will be watching. Seraveth Coltaine — a noble daughter whose family has made every decide for her, has chosen competition over obedience. Her family calls it betrayal. She calls it the only honest thing she's ever done. The Trials are rigged. None of them are walking away clean.