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Prince Kestrel is suffocating under the weight of his crown and his mother’s iron-clad rules. Yearning for a single night of freedom, he defies her strictest command and sneaks out with his friends to witness the legendary Ascension of the Blood, a forbidden ritual where the spirits of an ancient, winged lineage rise to the heavens under the full moon of Pantaleon. He wants only a glimpse of real magic, a story to tell.
But a single misstep plunges him from the shadows into the heart of the sacred ceremony.
His reckless fall doesn't just interrupt the rite; it shatters it, with devastating consequences. The magic of the hollow doesn’t just kill intruders, it changes them. Now, Kestrel is fused to an ancient power he can’t control, a terrifying secret that re-forms him into something both more and less than human.
Abandoned by his friends and hunted by the ritual’s furious priests who want his blood to undo the damage,
Kestrel is trapped in a canyon teeming with restless spirits drawn to the new power radiating from him. To survive, he must master the impossible gift forced upon him and escape the hollow before its guardians, or its ghosts, claim him forever. But the price of his escape may be his very soul.
Embark on a thrilling adventure in Shattered Ascent, the first book in the Kestrel the Falcon Prince series. Perfect for fans of epic coming-of-age fantasy, high-stakes action, and stories where one choice changes everything.
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About the author
Kenneth Brown has been writing since 2004, though he didn't publish his first novel until 2018. He writes Young-Adult Action Adventure Fantasy novels that he likens to Harry Potter meets Treasure Island, as he tries to add a strong action-adventure element to each novel.
He first became interested in fantasy novels when he was in high school reading the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. He grew up reading Heinlein, Asimov, Clarke, Grafton, Cussler, Anne McCaffrey, and Robert Jordan.
When Kenneth isn't writing, you might find him hiking the trails in one of America's National Parks. His favorite National Park is whichever park he is in at the moment. He has walked across Spain doing the French Way of the Camino de Santiago starting from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in France. Walking in nature helps ground him for the novels he writes.
