When a monstrous attack devastates Fall Lake, Arlo Devine rises from the ruins carrying a warhammer that fell into his hands at the moment he needed it most.
Whispers call the moment the Hammer Fall. The strike that saved countless lives awakened something inside him, something powerful and painful, something the world is not ready to understand.
As Arlo searches for answers, he crosses paths with a woman wrapped in fire and mystery.
Lucy remembers nothing of her past except the fear in her veins and the flames in her hands.
Beside them stands Sorren, a devoted knight of Heir whose faith begins to fracture as truth collides with doctrine.
Together, they are thrust into a hunt that leads them toward a rising war, ancient powers, and a revelation that could rewrite their world’s understanding of the divine.
But in Lyorion, not all allies can be trusted.
Not all histories are honest.
Before Hope became legend, it was a burden.
During the Lunamani festival, the growing city of Fall Lake stood filled with life, promise, and celebration beneath the eclipsed glow of the twin moons. But in a single night, that promise was shattered.
Burdens of Hope is a companion novella to Hammer Fall, telling the stories of the ordinary people who lived through the city’s darkest hours. Through a series of intimate perspectives, these stories follow those who loved, lost, endured, and carried on when the world around them fell to ruin.
From festival joy to sudden horror, from helpless fear to stubborn survival, these stories reveal the human cost behind the birth of legend. While history remembers the lightning, the leap, and the hero, it often forgets what was endured its cost.
Legends remember the hero.
But Hope was never his burden alone.