The Secret Heir of Karakorum: A Windwhisperer's Legacy

1248. Karakorum, heart of the vast Mongol Empire, trembles. The Great Khan is dead, whispers of treachery swirling like a desert wind, and assassins stalk the opulent gers. A secret, more potent than any poison, takes hold: a lost heir, a hidden princess.

Elara, a street urchin sharp as obsidian, knows only survival. Her past is a blur of fragmented memories – a lullaby, burning juniper, a tear-stained face. Her only companion is Nayana, a stoic archer whose arrows sing with the wind’s lament. One frozen night, Elara unearths an ancient scroll, and a startling truth unfolds – she is the lost princess, destined to reclaim her birthright.

Hunted by shadows, Elara and Nayana flee into the unforgiving steppes. Their perilous journey leads them to Batu, a banished shaman drawn to Elara's burgeoning magic, a power intertwined with the very spirit of the land. But this magic is a double-edged sword, demanding control and a delicate balance between worlds.

Their path crosses with cunning merchants, mystical healers, and warriors haunted by betrayal. Each encounter peels back layers of the empire's intricate web of power, revealing the true cost of ambition. Nayana's own past, a tapestry of loss woven into the empire's turbulent history, unravels, her quest for vengeance intertwining with Elara's destiny.

As Elara's power grows, so does the threat. Bayar, a ruthless general, tightens his grip on Karakorum, fearing the prophecy of the lost heir. He unleashes the Whisperer, an assassin as silent and deadly as the desert night, to extinguish the last ember of the royal bloodline.

In the ruins of ancient temples and across windswept plains, Elara must master her magic, confront her deepest fears, and unite a fractured empire. The final confrontation looms in Karakorum, a clash of magic and will that will determine the empire's fate. Will Elara rise as the rightful Khan, or will the whispers of the past consume her, burying the empire beneath a storm of shadows?

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Release date

Ebook: 11 November 2024