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They erased an empire of giants. They buried the cities. They lied about the flood. For centuries, the world believed the grand neoclassical domes of the Gilded Age, the impossible marvels of the World's Fairs, and the spires of the Old World were built by horse and hammer. They were wrong. Tartaria was real. A benevolent global civilization of Black giants who mastered free wireless energy, sonic architecture, and the living art of shadow-weaving. Their cities sang with light. Then came the Great Mud Flood.

A great evil has awakened in the land of Corona, a terrible demon determined to spread death and misery. His goblin armies and fearsome giants ravage the settlements of the frontier, and in the small village of Dundallis their merciless attack leaves behind two shattered orphans: Pony and her lifelong friend, the youth Elbryan. Taken in by elves, Elbryan is raised to become a formidable ranger - a fateful role that will lead him into harrowing confrontation.

After an eon of dormancy, the hideous winged demon Dactyl awakens and calls forth an army of darkness to bring horror and devastation to the land of Corona. The only survivors of the ravaged village of Dundalis, young friends Elbryan Wyndon and Jilseponie Ault, are separated in the carnage and, unknown to each other, struggle through lives that will lead to a shared destiny. Avelyn Desbris, a pious young monk, also finds himself on a course that will intersect with the fates of Elbryan and Jilseponie and lead to a fateful confrontation with the monstrous dactyl.

Evelyn is a real estate agent in Baneford, Massachusetts, accustomed to old houses, strange quirks, and stubborn properties that refuse to sell. But when some of her listings begin to exhibit signs of haunting, she is forced to confront the possibility that something is wrong in a way she can’t explain or dismiss. Her search for answers leads her to Adrian, a spiritual medium burdened by an unwanted ability to hear the dead. Adrian has spent his life trying to keep his gift under control, but the disturbances surrounding Evelyn’s properties suggest a deeper, more deliberate presence at work.

The tranquil continent of Andalon descends into chaos when pirates and outlaws form an alliance against tyranny. Warfare ensues as they uncover dark secrets involving a superior society, and centuries of stability unravel under the watchful eye of magic-wielding Falconers. This sect of administrators captures and farms children who can potentially manipulate the elements, and the eerie specters steal the latent telepathic abilities for their own use.