"The Last Airbender meets Hunger Games" in this award-winning fantasy adventure!

For 10,000 years, the Trials have been a sacred tradition. Only within an ancient forest can every child of twelve one day master their elemental gifts.

But when Telara Brent and her friends begin their Trials, they quickly realize the Ildarwood is far more perilous than they were told. Stalked by merciless Cynders -- the corrupted remnants of Trials past -- they must unearth dark secrets and unlock their elemental powers to save the Ildarwood, their families, and themselves from a monstrous threat.

Who will rise to overcome the spreading evil? And who fall to the countless dangers lurking within those ancient woods?

Immerse yourself in an inspirational story unlike any other, and find out why readers everywhere are falling in love with the magical world of the Ildarwood!

This revised Second Edition includes a hand-drawn map, twenty-eight chapter illustrations, and an appendix full of lore.

WINNER, "Best Young Adult Fiction ebook" in the 2023 Independent Publishers Book Awards, and Silver Medal Finalist for "Best Fantasy Novel" in the 2023 National Indie Excellence Awards.

Suggested Reading Order:

• Fall of the Forsaken - Series Prequel [Quick introduction to the magic system and world.]
• Cinders in the Snow - Origins Novella [All author royalties are donated to at-risk youth charities.]
• Spectres of the Fall - Book One