Race for the Hollow Crown

Race for the Hollow CrownFor generations, the Gilding Race has promised glory to any champion brave enough to enter. Wealth. Honor. Songs sung in every hall of Warrenreach. And, for the victor, an unforgettable legacy.Drake Godfrey never wanted such glory. A young rabbit of Charestia, he wanted only to prove himself worthy of his father's name. But when tragedy strikes and Drake is thrust into the legendary Race, he finds himself standing at the edge of a contest no champion has ever truly escaped unchanged.The path ahead leads through haunted forests, ancient ruins, a dead sea drained of its living spirit, and lands where forgotten powers still whisper beneath root and stone. Along the way, Drake must learn to trust the mysterious Bond-a living thread between all things-and the unlikely companions who gather beside him: a proud eagle burdened by expectation, a fox whose wit hides old wounds, and a lost prince whose return may unravel the Race's oldest secrets.Yet the deeper Drake runs, the more he begins to understand that the Gilding Race is not merely a trial of courage. Something ancient waits beneath its pageantry. Something hungry. Something the realm has long chosen not to remember.To win the Hollow Crown, Drake may have to lose himself.To save his realm, he may have to break the Race entirely.Rich with mythic wonder, perilous adventure, and the timeless struggle between ambition and sacrifice, Race for the Hollow Crown is a stirring fantasy for readers who love ancient secrets, unlikely fellowship, and heroes who must discover that courage is not found in claiming power-but in refusing to bow before it.