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Moonstone Chronicles
Series · 5 books · 2018-2022

Books in series

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#1

The Witch of Shadowmarsh

2018

When the fate of the elves rests on the shoulders of an antisocial swamp witch, will a common enemy be enough to bring two disparate races together? The Empire rules with an iron fist. The Valeroot elves have barely managed to survive, but at least they’re not Arthali witches like Elmerah. Her people were exiled long ago. Just a child at the time, her only choice was to flee her homeland, or remain among those who’d betrayed their own kind. She was resigned to living out her solitary life in a swamp until pirates kidnap her and throw her in with their other captives, young women destined to be sold into slavery. With the help of an elven priestess, Elmerah teaches the pirates what happens to men who cross Arthali witches, but she’s too late to avoid docking near the Capital. While her only goal is to run far from the political intrigue taking place within, she finds herself pulled mercilessly into a plot to overthrow the Empire, and to save the elven races from meeting a bloody end. Elmerah will learn of a dark magical threat, and will have to face the thing she fears the duplicitous older sister she left behind, far from their home in Shadowmarsh. The Witch of Shadowmarsh is the first installment in the Moonstone Chronicles, an Epic Fantasy series suitable for all ages.
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#2

Curse of the Akkeri

2019

Faerune is running out of time. With the threat of the Dreilore nipping at their heels, our unlikely companions have only one to move forward with Alluin’s mad plan to overthrow the Empire. The emperor must be killed, and the Dreilore defeated, but first Isara Saredoth must be located. She’s the only rational choice for empress, someone both humans and elves alike can support. Elmerah, Alluin, and Saida will brave the Akkeri temples to find their empress, but Isara may not be exactly what they expected. In fact, some think her quite mad. Everyone knows that sane people don’t believe in demons. That’s what Elmerah used to think, but after facing off with the emperor on more than one occasion, she’s beginning to have her doubts. In this second installment of The Moonstone Chronicles, our heroes will learn just what it means to truly sacrifice for a cause, just as they will learn that words like family, and loyalty, have very little to do with blood.
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#3

The Elven Apostate

2020

Release date will be updated One of the greatest cities has fallen, betrayed by its own people. Yet Saida’s loss is even greater, and for her pain, someone must pay. Though the events of the battle were orchestrated by the Emperor, her heart casts blame on only one elf. While Elmerah and Alluin work toward the next step in their plan, Saida can think of only him. Meanwhile, tensions between the Arthali and the elves are growing. Despite the strength they provide, the elves are hesitant to allow more Arthali to be collected. Not that Rissine will listen to their complaints. Will Alluin and Elmerah hold this new, shaky alliance together, or will all fall to ruin, making the Arthali and elves alike easy victims of the Emperor’s machinations?
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#4

Empire of Demons

2021

Elmerah has escaped the emperor, for now, but she cannot escape herself. Charred corpses haunt her dreams. The power within her feels like a demon lurking, just as dangerous as the real demons flooding the land. Saida has her army, an army she never wanted, but if the Makali can help her save Faerune, she will guide them with the light of Cindra. Her only fear is that she will lose herself in the process. That she will become like Malon, blind to the repercussions of channeling the power of the gods. As these two unlikely friends race to reunite, the Empire descends into chaos. Egrin Dinoba will see a new realm of demons, and no Shadowmarsh witches, nor elven gods, will stand in his way.
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#5

Legend of the Arthali

2022

The fighting was supposed to be over. They were supposed to be safe... The demon might be dead, but the fight is far from over. While the Empire slowly rebuilds, a new darkness is brewing, because Elmerah forgot one highly important fact. When a king is killed, there is always another ruler waiting to take his place. Meanwhile, Saida and Malon make their way through a strange new realm in search of Ilthune's circlet. Can two elves control the power of the dark goddess, or will she chain them in return?

Author

Sara Roethle
Sara Roethle
Author · 54 books

Sara C. Roethle is a Fantasy author and part-time unicorn. She enjoys writing character driven stories in various fantasy realms with elements of Celtic and Norse myth, humor, and metaphysical ponderings. Her series include: Tree of Ages The Thief's Apprentice The Moonstone Chronicles Xoe Meyers Bitter Ashes

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