The Bells of Sanctuary Seven

The bells of Sanctuary Seven were meant to warn the living. Instead, they wake a buried world. For six centuries, humanity has survived beneath the mountains, sealed inside the Sanctuaries and taught that the surface is dead. Then Sovereign Elara dies. Her son is missing. And Lyra Elaran inherits a crown she was never meant to wear. When her coronation ends in blood and the walls of Sanctuary Seven are breached, Lyra is forced onto the forbidden surface with only Guardian beside her-the last sworn protector of the Crown, raised to obey, endure and stand between his Sovereign and death. But the world beyond the mountain is not empty. Ancient roads still run beneath the ruins. Rival Sanctuaries hoard food, water and power. The Ruun have their own claim on the lost network. And the plain iron Crown Lyra carries can awaken systems no one fully understands. To save the survivors of Seven, Lyra must decide what a Sanctuary is truly for-and whether inherited power should remain sealed behind stone. Guardian must make an even harder choice: Protect the Sovereign at any cost... or stop her before the Crown destroys everything they are trying to save. A fast-paced post-apocalyptic science fantasy about duty, survival, forgotten technology and the price of opening a closed world. The Bells of Sanctuary Seven is Book One of The Iron Roads series.