Susan Trombley

Deep within the fractured lands of Eldoria, shadows stir and ancient forces begin to awaken. Liora Windshade, marked by a destiny she cannot fully grasp, navigates treacherous alliances and uncovers buried secrets that threaten to reshape her world. As her journey into the depths of the Dead Fall intensifies, she must confront not only external enemies but the darkness festering within herself. Each step pushes her closer to either salvation or utter ruin, as the balance of power teeters on the edge of a cataclysm that could swallow everything.

Two years into the Iriduan project, Dr. Lysa Vorn is the quiet pulse at the center of a volatile waking. The subjects—nicknamed for the arcs they cut through the facility’s air—are more than data; they are mirrors, coaxing Lysa to confront the lines she’s drawn between care and consent. When a hidden protocol flickers to life, Lysa must navigate a maze of loyalties, where allegiance to the subjects clashes with the fragile safety of everyone else inside the glass walls. In the midst of escalating pressure, a whispered alliance forms between caretaker and subject, and the line between protector and prisoner starts to blur as the truth begins to bite back.