The Blacksmith of Ashground

A storm brings death - and an inheritance no one wanted to carry. Ilyenne Corvain forges plowshares, not legends. But the night a dying stranger presses a ring into her palm, the blacksmith of Ashground becomes the most hunted woman in the kingdom by morning. The ring pulses like a second heartbeat, pulls her through forests she never meant to enter, and wakes a power in her she cannot explain - only feel, undeniable and growing. Fleeing Captain Reyven and the Ash King's soldiers, Ilyenne finds unlikely allies: a monk who knows the true story behind the legend of the Flame Queen, and a deserter who fears his own past no less than her pursuers. Together they follow a trail three hundred years old - to a pact that was never peace, only a postponement. Because deep beneath the Ash Mountains, something older than any crown is still breathing. And Ilyenne's ring was never just an heirloom. It was a key. The only question left is: to what? The Blacksmith of Ashground is Book 1 in The Throne of Ash, an epic fantasy trilogy for readers who love grounded magic systems, a slow-burn thread of connection beneath the larger stakes, and a heroine who'd rather fix things with her own two hands than be anyone's chosen one - until she no longer has a choice. Perfect for fans of Brandon Sanderson's rule-bound magic and Robin Hobb's quietly devastating character work. Turn the page, and find out what the ring is waiting for.