Blood Spoken: Book One of the Unmaking

SPEAK THE WORD. BREAK THE WORLD.In the slums of Valdris, silence keeps you alive. When sixteen-year-old Eliana Sterling screams and a man’s chest caves, everything changes.They call it Voicesong. A single sound can unmake reality. The Mage Guild treats it like a death sentence. The Pit treats it like sport.Thrown into a gladiatorial arena where magic is a weapon and the crowd bets with coin and cruelty, Eliana has one goal: free her brother Tam from the factories. Every time she speaks, her body pays. Blood vessels burst. Bones crack. Each word draws her closer to death.Something older stirs beneath the arena floor. It has waited for a voice like hers.It is very, very hungry.Lean and relentless, Blood Spoken is dark progression fantasy: savage contests, costly magic, and a heroine who wins only with sweat and blood.Book One of The Unmaking.What readers love:Unique sound-based magic with real consequencesBrutal, tactical arena combat and deadly tournamentsClear, satisfying progression and power growthAn unbreakable sibling bond at the heartEldritch horror threaded through the actionA fierce female lead who earns every victoryComparable titles: Red Rising by Pierce Brown; Cradle by Will Wight; The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang.