Gates of Hope

The Watcher shattered the Gates.
Now hope must arise from the shards.

The Watcher shattered the gates. Now hope must arise from the shards.
Five hundred cycles ago, the Watcher closed the gates between the world of Lieus and its moons to end a war. Since then, magic has been hidden, relegated to childhood tales. On the outer moon of Tebein, any human showing magically aligned traits would sentence their entire community to death at the hands of the native awldrin overlords.
For awldrin are immortal and their memories long.
Even peace is transient, and on Lieus, invasive monsters are encroaching on Caldera, leaving Darin and his bonded moonhound to face nightmares made real. As the creatures spread their wings, Suriin's father is injured, and she must delve deep into the secrets of the Black Palace to try to save him.
Elissa's magic could not have bloomed at a worse time on Tebein; the awldrin are roused, and now she must run to save everyone she loves. Far more than the fate of their loved ones is at stake, but will any of them see it in time?