Rise of the Shadowbound

You Were Born in the Shadows. Now They're Calling You Home.
The neon-drenched streets of Noxhaven have always been your prison—a city where the rain never stops, where the line between reality and something darker blurs in the flicker of a dying streetlamp. You've spent sixteen years hiding the way shadows cling to you a little too long, the way darkness whispers when no one else is listening. But tonight, everything changes.
When the gunfire erupts and your best friend Elias is about to die, something inside you unlocks. The world fractures. Shadows surge at your command—not as absence, but as power. And just like that, you become what the regime has spent decades hunting: Shadowbound.
Now you're running.
A ruthless faction led by the merciless Kade Mercer wants to leash your magic. Your own sister, Mara, has already chosen their side. The only guide you have is Seraphine, a rogue shadow-wielder with too many secrets, and the crumbling ruins beneath Noxhaven's streets—where the truth about your bloodline is buried.
But the deeper you dig, the more the shadows dig into you. They show you visions: a war coming, a realm tearing at the seams, and a choice only you can make. Will you let fear rule you? Or will you learn the hardest truth of all—that darkness isn't your enemy? It's your birthright.
The city is a cage. The regime is a knife at your throat. And the shadows?
They're yours to wield.
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Rise of the Shadowbound is a second-person dark fantasy that pulls you into a world of peril, betrayal, and raw power. For fans of immersive storytelling like The Atlas Six and cinematic action like And I Darken, this is more than a book—it's a crackling surge of shadow and adrenaline, asking one relentless question:
How far will you go to own what you are?

At Elstran Books, stories aren't just words on a page—they're the sparks that light up young hearts and minds. We're a team of indie authors who know what it's like to get lost in a book and come out a little different on the other side. That's why we write Young Adult novels that dive deep into love, identity, courage, and the tough choices that shape who we become.
From messy first loves to twisty mysteries and wild adventures through new worlds, every story we create is built to leave a mark. We write for the dreamers who stay up too late turning pages, the rebels who believe in something bigger, and the quiet souls looking for a voice that gets it.
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