Before The Ember Sparks: Book One: The Shattered Crown Saga (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798270797119)

When power rules from marble halls and blood runs in the gutters, one spark can set a city aflame.

In the sprawling city of Rawkin-where nobles govern by decree and magicians are vanishing without a trace-the people have learned to keep their heads down and their hearts silent. But silence cannot last forever.

In the shadows of the warehouses and the flickering glow of gaslamps, resistance grows. Padraig, a streetwise fighter from Rubbish Square, fights to protect the woman he loves. Corwin Shadecroft, scholar and magician, seeks truth in a world that has outlawed it. Together, they find the sparks of a better way in the most unlikely places.

Before the Ember Sparks is a sweeping gaslamp fantasy of revolution and reckoning-where politics, magic, and betrayal collide in a world balanced between progress and oppression. Perfect for readers of The Lies of Locke Lamora, Foundryside, and The Night Circus, this debut novel begins an epic saga about the cost of freedom and the courage it takes to start a fire.

The spark begins here.

Author: James J. Genovese
ISBN-13: 9798270797119
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 10/21/2025
Pages: 390
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.87d