Publisher's Synopsis
In the crumbling, cursed land of Volenn's Reach, shattered glass and eerie reflections rule the night. Once home to powerful sorcerer-kings who wielded the legendary magic of mirrors, the land now lies in ruins, haunted by doppelgängers-parasitic shadows that threaten to devour their originals. Every reflection, whether in a mirror or a pool of water, hides a dark secret, a phantom waiting to take the place of the one who dares to look. The mirrors here are not just tools of vanity-they are the prison and the weapon that could destroy the world.
The Ashmirror Hollow is the source of this curse: an ancient royal vault deep beneath the Glass Citadel, where forgotten relics of unimaginable power lie in wait. Among these relics is the Ashmirror Relic, a mirror of unparalleled craft, capable of creating perfect, immortal copies of any person. Those who covet it are desperate for its power, knowing it could grant them immortality and control over reality itself.
At the center of this dark conflict stands Malric Voss, a disgraced mirror-mage whose past is haunted by the doppelgänger that once replaced him. Seven years ago, Malric was betrayed by his own reflection, which took over his life and left him to die in exile. Now, he is a hunted man, pursued by those who want the Ashmirror Relic to reshape the world in their image, and hunted by the shadows of his past. Forced to return to the land he once fled, Malric must navigate a labyrinth of old alliances, new enemies, and the vengeful spirits of the broken kingdom.
In his quest to stop the rise of a tyrant who seeks to fuse all reflections into one eternal being, Malric must confront the very thing that destroyed his life: his own reflection. Along the way, he forms uneasy alliances with those whose motives are as fractured as the shattered glass that defines the land-Syrel Norn, a mirror-assassin who seeks revenge and profit, Cindrel Varne, a cursed scholar with the gift (or curse) of foresight, and the Lady of Glassroots, a spectral monarch bound to the hollow remains of an ancient glass tree.
But Malric is not alone in his struggle. The land itself is alive with the magic of mirrors. Every shattered reflection, every piece of cursed glass, holds the potential to shift the balance of power. Lorth Varnak, the tyrant from the House of Broken Sighs, seeks to reunite the shattered pieces of the Ashmirror Relic and use its power to become the ultimate reflection, a ruler who would hold dominion over life and death, past and future.
Ashmirror Hollow is a journey into the heart of a land ravaged by the horrors of its past. The world is a fractured mirror, its inhabitants forced to confront their darkest selves as they fight for survival against the rising tide of shadow. With each turn, the stakes grow higher, and the true cost of immortality is revealed. For Malric, it's a race against time to stop Lorth from shattering the very fabric of reality, but in doing so, he risks becoming a mere reflection of himself, trapped in the endless cycle of mirrors.
In this dark fantasy epic, themes of identity, fragmentation, and the tyranny of the past are explored through a world soaked in mist, ruin, and reflection-based magic. The characters are complex, morally ambiguous, and deeply scarred by their own experiences. Ashmirror Hollow is a tale of loss, betrayal, and the search for redemption in a land where every glance in a mirror could be your last.
With a unique magic system, intense world-building, and a story driven by layered betrayals, Ashmirror Hollow promises to be a gripping read for fans of dark fantasy, where nothing-and no one-is ever truly as they seem. The line between reflection and reality blurs, and as the characters face the consequences of their choices, the price of immortality may be more than they are willing to pay.
