Melodie der Asche

A fantasy novel with a gripping love story. Forgetting was his grace. The truth is his downfall. A magician without a future tries to avert his fate. A fisherman without a past falls in love with a general who lives a lie. Three inseparably connected destinies determine the future of a war-torn kingdom.

Amidst the conflict between the rebellion and the cruel regime of the Sha, Caliyan is the strongest magician of his time. But everything has been taken from him. In his attempt to escape his dark destiny, he loses himself in revenge.

Vaelen is a simple fisherman who does not know his past. He is accompanied by an undefined longing, driven by a mysterious melody within him that resonates even louder when he meets Laudan. But Laudan is not only a spy for the rebels; he is also the general of the Sha – and therefore not who Vaelen believes him to be. Laudan is immediately fascinated by the young fisherman, his strong will, his desire for freedom, and the grace he exudes. But what chance does such a delicate love have when a battle rages around them? When Laudan cannot tell him who he really is? And Vaelen possesses the power to bring peace or destroy everything that Laudan believes in?

A fantasy novel with an emotional, queer love story. Revenge, magic, power: A queer fantasy novel about the grace and curse of forgetting and the struggle for freedom. In her debut about the tragic fate of Vaelen and Laudan, Elya Adair creates a magical world full of despair and love, tenderness and violence: A profound love story where one loves, hates, and suffers!

"A book like a symphony - tender, sad, and carried by a bombastic melody whose notes linger long after." – Mira.