Echoes of the Autumn King

The blight consumes. The king is fading. And a prince must embrace a forgotten magic to save them all.
Prince Kaelen has always lived in the shadow of his royal family, his subtle golden leaf magic seemingly insignificant against the growing blight that ravages his kingdom. But when his ailing brother, the Crown Prince, falls victim to the spreading decay, Kaelen's desperate quest for a cure leads him to Lyra, a mysterious wielder of the forbidden Rooted Heart magic, and Lorien, the last scholar of the banished Bleeding Heart lineage.
They reveal a shocking truth: the blight is not merely a disease, but the land's cry for a lost balance, a consequence of his ancestors' misguided crusade to purify the world of shadow. Kaelen discovers he is a direct descendant of the legendary Autumn King, a monarch whose power embraced both light and decay, a truth his own lineage desperately buried.
Now, with a fragile alliance forged between light and shadow, Kaelen must delve into ancient secrets and confront his own family's history. As his sister, Queen Elara, mobilizes her army against what she perceives as a new threat, Kaelen must awaken the dormant power within him, not to fight, but to unite. He must become the true Autumn King, a living bridge between warring magics, to quell the land's furious sentinel and restore the harmonious Cycle Renewed before his kingdom is consumed entirely.
Echoes of the Autumn King is a gripping epic fantasy about leadership, sacrifice, and the profound power of embracing every shade of truth.