Crownfire: Dominion of the Wild, (Paperback)

<b>"Nature does not forgive theft. Nature waits-then devours."</b> <p>Mankind's kingdoms have expanded for centuries, clearing forests, draining swamps, and driving out the native beast-races. Humans believed they had tamed the world. They were wrong. </p><p>Beneath the prophesied Moon of Old Tusks, a figure emerges from legend-the Horned Regent, last descendant of the First Beasts. His ancient call awakens forgotten instincts across the land, binding all beastfolk under one banner. The wolf-kin packs with their bone shields, the boar-tribes with their iron-tusk shamans, the noble stag-lords, the volcanic drakespawn, the prophetic crow-priests, the mammoth giants, the shadow dynasty of sabertooth hunters-all rise as one army.<br>They do not come to raid borders or reclaim territories. They march to unmake the Age of Man. </p><p>As the first human settlements fall, Marshal Thalen Varcrest struggles to unite the fractured human realms against this unprecedented threat. At his side, Ser Elira, once a celebrated beast-hunter, begins to question the righteousness of humanity's claim to dominance when ancient tablets reveal that humans once swore a sacred treaty with the beasts-only to systematically break and bury it. The war transforms from a territorial dispute to an existential reckoning. </p><p>"CROWNFIRE: Dominion of the Wild" delivers epic fantasy with mythic depth and moral complexity. Unlike typical chosen-one narratives, this saga presents a war where neither side holds absolute moral authority-where beast races possess sophisticated cultures, philosophies, and arts, while humans must confront the buried history of their dominance. From towering mammoth siege-towers to the crow-priests' memory-magic, from volcanic drakespawn rituals to the Church of the Golden Flame's desperate crusade, this rich tapestry of civilizations brings Tolkien-scale worldbuilding with Witcher-like moral ambiguity. </p><p>Will mankind's rule prove earned or stolen? Is nature's revenge justice or annihilation? Can peace exist after centuries of cruelty-or must an age burn for a new one to rise? </p><p>Journey through a world where war is not the plot but the setting, where ancient magic pulses through bone and stone, and where the most dangerous beasts may be those who believe their conquest justifies any means. The wild has awakened, and Ardvarin will never be the same.</p>

• Crownfire: Dominion of the Wild, (Paperback)
• Author: Independently Published
• ISBN: 9798275199376
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2025-11-19
• Page Count: 430