A priestess of light. A warrior haunted by blood. A Sylvine healer bound by earth. Together, they will walk the road that ends in shadow.
When plague and ruin sweep the mountain realm of Estes and the prayers of the High Temple go unanswered, young Nybora, a devoted priestess of Rhys, is chosen to leave her temple's safety and bring healing to the dying lands and prove that the Light of Rhys still shines. Yet what she finds beyond the walls of T'yoh, along the Pilgrim's Road, is not divine radiance, but creeping corruption and the whisper of a new power-one that promises salvation at a terrible price.
Joined by Eidde, a battle-scarred dwarf with a past he refuses to face, and Aeslehc, a Sylvine healer whose touch can heal or destroy, Nybora's pilgrimage becomes a desperate fight for survival-and faith. Each step draws them closer to the obsidian spire rising over the desert, where a secret older than their gods awaits. The priestess must confront the greater shadow within: the doubt that her god may have abandoned her.
From mountain sanctuaries to ruined cities and the obsidian heart of a blighted spire,
Covenant of Shadows
unfolds a sweeping tale of faith, sacrifice, romance, and forbidden power. In this prequel to
The Holy War of Tiburonda
, S. A. Campbell weaves a haunting epic where love and conviction collide, and the true light may yet be found in the heart of the dark where a covenant is born in shadow. And those who dare to walk its path will never be the same.