Whispers of the Fallen

Whispers of the Fallen Book One of the Echoes of the Emerald Vale(TM) series By Ryan L. Smith

The veil is thinning. Whispers stir in the dark. And something ancient is waking.

Long ago, the Emerald Vale was a cradle of harmony-watched over by the immortal Tyrvalen and their dragon-bound kin. But betrayal shattered their order, and from beneath the Elderwoods, the Whispering One rose.

The first Darkening nearly broke the world. Now, the whispers have returned.

A warrior awakens in the ruins of the past, memory fractured, name lost to time. Ragnar Keldrake-his bloodline tainted with forgotten draconic fire-is drawn into an uneasy alliance with a sharp-tongued rogue, a haunted elven ranger, and a brawler with fists like falling stars.

Together, they must journey through cursed wilds and haunted ruins, hunted by shadows that wear the faces of men. The deeper they go, the more the truth unravels-of a war that never ended, a queen who was never truly imprisoned, and a realm standing on the edge of unraveling.

Ancient relics. Forbidden magic. Prophecies buried in ash.

An order once broken. A world unprepared. And a flame that must not go out.

Whispers of the Fallen is the cinematic first volume in the Echoes of the Emerald Vale(TM) saga-a sweeping tale of eldritch horror, fractured heroes, and the slow return of a terrible power. For fans of Brandon Sanderson, Dragon Age, or The Witcher, this is where the echo begins.

Not all who fall are forgotten. Not all legends sleep quietly.