The Iron Cliffs (The Iron Cliffs, #1)

For centuries, the people of the Iron Cliffs have toiled in the shadow of towering stone and rusted metal, mining the precious mineral Aeonar to keep their cliffs from crumbling into the abyss. In exchange, Windland provides the water and food their survival depends on—a fragile balance that holds the cliffs in more ways than one. But when tensions rise between the powerful city of Loburn and its neighbors, the Iron Cliffs are dragged into a conflict that threatens to destroy everything they’ve built.

Talon Kane, a fighter with a secret that sets him apart from the other Cliffies, is thrust into a world of impossible choices when he takes his brother’s place in the Black Parade, a brutal draft into Windland’s army. But as he uncovers the dark truths behind the treaty that binds his people, Talon begins to question everything he’s ever known—about Windland, Loburn, and the true purpose of Aeonar.

With rebellion brewing in the shadows and whispers of his mother’s defiance haunting his every step, Talon must decide who he is willing to become to save his family and his people. Will he shatter the chains that bind the Iron Cliffs—or will he fall, like so many before him, into the depths below?

In a world of treacherous alliances, deadly storms, and the haunting screams of the Last Rise, The Iron Cliffs is a gripping tale of survival, loyalty, and the fight for freedom.