The Crown of Oblivion
READING AGE 16+
Set in a gothic coastal metropolis marked by dense fog, black marble palazzos, and criminal syndicate intrigues, The Crown of Oblivion: Blood, Bone, and the Moon-Promised Throne follows the journey of Isabella DeLuca. Destined to be auctioned off in a political arrangement orchestrated by her own father and the tyrannical Marcello Romano, Isabella discovers her life is intertwined with an ancient and dangerous fate. On the night her destiny was to be sealed, she is rescued and claimed by the four immortal lords of the Moretti family: Vittorio, the ruthless sovereign; Nicolò, the scholar seer; Alessandro, the golden assassin; and Rafaele, the iron sentinel.
As she is introduced to Notturno’s magical underworld, Isabella discovers that the connection between her and the four brothers is no mere coincidence or temporary political alliance. It is the fourfold bond, a union of souls, blood, and celestial magic linked to memories of past lives. However, this bond was corrupted and fragmented over centuries by Julian the Skin-Shifter—a malevolent entity operating from the depths of ocean trenches, manipulating memories, forging documents, and sowing distrust to keep the lords divided.
By accepting the truth and choosing blind trust over the scars of the past, Isabella and the Moretti lords join forces, descend into the city's subterranean vaults, and exterminate the Skin-Shifter. With the internal threat eliminated, Isabella takes her rightful place as the Moon-Promised Queen. She establishes dominance over the syndicate's High Council, demands submission from local capos, and firmly confronts Vatican envoys led by the feared Cardinal Bellarmine.
Uniting the power of her celestial locket with the blood and magic of the four lords, the group performs an epic ritual atop the cliffs of the Old Sanctuary, sealing Notturno's forty-mile coastal arc beneath an impenetrable arcane barrier. When Bishop Malachai and his blood-binders attempt to strangle the city through an overland trade blockade in the Alpine passes of Val Camonica, Isabella and the Morettis do not cower: they advance through subterranean cisterns and launch a proactive mountain campaign, destroying enemy fortresses and expanding the Moon Dynasty's dominion across land and sea.
Unfold
The crystal chandeliers of the Palazzo Romano did not shatter from the force of the gunfire; they dissolved into a fine, glittering rain of silica as the shockwave of the locket's awakening tore through the vaulted ceiling. Smoke, thick and smelling of burnt frankincense and ozone, rolled across the checkerboard marble floor, swall……
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