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An empire in turmoil. A forbidden magic promising death. Four lives changed forever.

The Emperor is dead and his widow’s rule drowns the land in fear. Soldiers terrorise the very people they should protect, taxes bleed the poor, and the executioner’s blade awaits any accused of using magic.

A mercenary haunted by his past risks his future for a chance at the family he thought he could never have.

A noblewoman, bereft of home and memory, begins reclaiming her past to avenge those she lost.

A disgraced commander hunts the truth behind his family’s murders, leaving death and destruction in his wake.

A shamaness is driven from sanctuary by the desperate actions of a grieving man.

Through everything, the thread of a dangerous magic runs deep. Volatile as its wielder’s emotions, it forges bonds of loyalty and love and holds the power to reshape the Empire’s fate.

But trust is fragile. And when long-buried secrets surface, bonds may shatter… And vengeance may be all that remains.

Set in a world inspired by Imperial China, Phoenix Rises Dragon Soars is a dark character-driven epic fantasy and the unforgettable beginning of the Four Guardians Trilogy.

For fans of the close character focus and gritty style of books like Devin Madson’s We Ride The Storm, James Islington’s The Will Of The Many, and John Gwynne’s The Shadow Of The Gods.

Spring should have brought vengeance. Justice. Instead, it brought chains.

The four outcasts who once stood together are scattered across Tianlu, torn apart by distance, betrayal, and Empress Guangling’s iron will.

One is shackled by kin and creed, torn between revolt and submission.
One is held behind cold stone, power bound, resolve worn thin.
One is dragged to the empire’s heart, stripped of pride and choice.
One is drawn back into darkness, the price of salvation his own undoing.

Though apart, loyalty and love still bind them, tempered by loss and sacrifice. But their magic—unforgiving, always exacting a cost—offers no redemption. Not for their lives. Not for their souls. And if they survive what lies ahead, ruin may be all that remains.

Tiger Cowers, Dragon Falls is the harrowing second chapter of the Four Guardians trilogy, plunging the saga into its darkest depths yet.

For fans of the close character focus and gritty style of books like Devin Madson’s We Ride The Storm, James Islington’s The Will Of The Many, and John Gwynne’s The Shadow Of The Gods.