The Hurricane War (The Hurricane War #1)

Talasyn was abandoned at a Sardovian orphanage as a baby. The Hurricane War is all she knows, as her people fight to free themselves from the tyranny of the Night Emperor Gaheris. But are these truly her people? Talasyn dreams of one day discovering her origins, of finding her family and the source of the radiant magic that flows through her veins.

Alaric of House Ossinast, Master of the Shadowforge Legion and only son and heir of Ghaeris, has been molded by his father to become a weapon. Tasked with destroying the neighboring nation, the Sardovian Confederacy, Alaric has a single objective: to eliminate all threats to the Night Empire, using his armies, stormships, and shadow magic to achieve this goal.

At least, until he sees Talasyn on the battlefield wielding the same light magic that killed his grandfather, transformed his father into a monster, and ignited the Hurricane War, a conflict that has raged for a decade. After trying, unsuccessfully, to kill her—for there is something about her that makes him hesitate—his greatest enemy slips through his fingers.

However, a new nightmare looms across the Eternal Sea, threatening to wreak even more havoc than the Hurricane War. Only Talasyn and Alaric can stop it. Will these two sworn enemies be able to unite and work together, or will they end up destroying each other and, in doing so, dooming the world?