The Cradle of Oshae
Seaborn legend has it that mountain-sized elemental gods once roamed the surface of the earth, ruining, shifting, and shaping it in their wake. Although the tribes of The Valley disagree on the names and nature of the deities they share and worship, one thing is certain: the world is coming to life in ways never thought possible.
Isolated from the rest of the world, Paeon, Fike, Harp, and Orphan are all leading their usual lives, longing for something more when suddenly their journeys collide, while beyond the sky-high cliffs of The Valley, Ferr’ha, Ktah’la, and Eh’rru roam the jungle in search of revenge, truth, and long-lost magic. Somewhere deep inside an unexplored cave, however, a dark force is awakened when Moz ventures just a little too far.
The Cradle of Oshae is book one in a character-driven trilogy that follows nine protagonists from different parts of the continent, each of them forced to deal with the thrill, wonder, and horror of the magic that surrounds them as their lives slowly begin to intertwine—and it is the first look into the Fifth Age of the Primordials Rise saga.
Meet the Protagonists Below
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Fike & Paeon
From the Seaborn village of Maroo, Fike & Paeon are an unlikely duo.
If you ask Fike, they're definitely friends.
If you ask Paeon, though, he'd probably just call her an annoying little shrimp.
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Meet Fike in the first chapter of the book, and Paeon in the second.
Harp
A Sandborn warrior roaming The Valley, Harp is the chief and father of many young marauders, but can his adopted sons fill the footprints left in the sand by his daughter?
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Meet Harp in chapter three.
Orphan
An abandoned Riverborn girl, Orph is caught between a village that does not want her and a cliff that does not speak — or does it?
She's probably just imagining things.
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Meet Orphan in chapter twelve.
Ferr'ha & Ktah'la
Two sentinel Druids of the Claw sent on a mission to the edge of the jungle to keep an eye on a dangerous outcast. If it were up to Ferr'ha, he'd be dead. Good thing Ktah'la is there to soothe her.
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Meet Ferr in chapter seventeen and Ktah in chapter nineteen.
Eh'rru
An old Druid of the Claw roaming the jungle with his beloved elemental bear, Barraram.
What's his purpose again? Does anyone know?
...Does anyone care?
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Meet Eh'rru in chapter twenty.
Moz & The Shadow
Moz — a Stoneborn prince on a seemingly lifelong assignment to locate the mysterious, shimmering substance known only as 'sun-ice.'
The Shadow...
What is Its name?
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Meet Moz in chapter twenty-nine and The Shadow in chapter thirty-one.
Multimedia collage
The Stoneborn Kingdom
The Jungle
The Valley
Character illustrations by Kateryna Vitkovska
World map hand drawn by Sotos Tzavelas