The Dancer Who Called Down the Stars: And the Sword That Chose Him

di Lucian Reef (Autore)

Lucian Reef, 2025

In a world where dance is condemned as blasphemy and the language of the stars has been sealed away for centuries, Arian—perhaps the last surviving stardancer—moves through winter nights with his breath held tight against the cold, hiding the rhythm in his veins that can summon light from the heavens and destruction in equal measure, for every step he allows himself to make is a spark that could reveal him to the Faithbound blades sworn to erase his bloodline from existence. He knows that his dance is the only force capable of holding back the ancient shadow stirring beneath the world's crust, yet he also knows that the moment his feet touch the snow in the wrong place, he could draw death to every village he passes. Still, when the stars pulse in his chest, he cannot stop. When Arian crosses paths with Cedric—the most unyielding soldier of the Faithbound order, a man forged in doctrine, silence, and steel—he expects death. He expects judgment. He expects a blade across his throat. But Cedric's world cracks the moment he sees Arian dance, sees the sky bend toward this quiet, frightened boy as though the constellations recognize him, sees the silver glow curling around his wrists like living breath. In that single heartbeat, Cedric's loyalty to the Faith fractures, and something far more dangerous takes root. From hostility grows hesitation, from hesitation a reluctant alliance, and from that alliance an impossible tenderness that neither of them can afford to name. Yet the closer Cedric draws, the more violently the Faithbound hunt, until the two of them are driven into the Winter Pass, where the wolves bow their heads to Arian as if he were a long-lost sovereign returning home. There, Arian learns the truth he never wished to hear: he is the Starborn heir, the final conduit capable of sealing the ancient shadow forever— —but the prophecy demands a price. "The stardancer will lose the one he chooses." Cedric hears every word. And instead of stepping back, he steps closer. As the Faithbound army closes in and the sky splits into a war of darkness and light, Arian must perform the Eclipse Dance—a forbidden ritual that could stop the shadow at the cost of his own life—while Cedric stands beside him, chanting the blade-lit vow that ties his heartbeat to Arian's, knowing that even a moment of doubt could destroy them both. With wolves guarding the circle, with starlight spiraling from Arian's fingertips, with the Faithbound's holy blade cutting toward the one person he refuses to lose, Cedric makes the choice that will be remembered for centuries: he strikes not in the name of faith, but in the name of the boy who taught him the sky could fall and still be beautiful. This is the story of a dancer who only wanted to live, and the soldier who wanted him to live more than anything. A story of two hearts choosing each other even when prophecy promises punishment. A story the wolves witnessed, the shadows feared, and the stars themselves could never forget. And on the night the wolves bowed… the sky learned a new rhythm— the rhythm of a love that no blade, no faith, no prophecy could ever silence.

• Autore: Lucian Reef
• Anno edizione: 2025
• Editore: Lucian Reef
• Formato: EPUB2 con DRMFREE
• Lingua: Inglese
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9798232904197