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Explore the world of Polaris — its pledges, its houses, and the starlit realm they fight to protect.

CHILDREN OF POLARIS SERIES

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Polaris demands lineage, obedience, and control. And Vanguard is the forge.​

 

The Outsider wants to stay. The Ranger wants to rise.

Cast back to Earth as an infant, his magic bound and forgotten, he is returned years later to a world that never wanted him—and fears what it cannot control. 

 
Danica has trained her entire life to earn a place among the great houses. Without the blood of the Five, every step toward apprenticeship demands perfection, discipline, and sacrifice. 

 

At Vanguard, Pledges are forged into Paragons and tested by the Starlight Trials that promise glory and the coveted title of Apprentice. Yet behind the discipline, ancient houses maneuver for control, and the future of Polaris is shaped long before any trial is won.

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Between grueling training and stolen moments, something in Faber begins to shift—in ways Polaris will not accept. And Danica finds herself pulled toward a life she never allowed herself to want, with Faber becoming an unwelcome distraction she cannot afford—and cannot ignore.

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Darkness takes many forms.

 

When ink gives shadow life, nothing is safe.​

Polaris draws its magic from Earth’s imagination, transferred through ritual and sustained by the balance of the five Houses. With House Veil’s Herald missing—and its medallion gone—Veil can no longer fulfill its duty. The consequences will reach far beyond its walls.


Faber thought his rage had ended in the Veil library. But something followed him out, and the darkness he refuses to acknowledge may be far more dangerous than he realizes.
 

Danica knows how to endure, how to stand when others kneel, how to give more than she gets. But sacrifice cuts deeper now, and the crossroads she was warned about are no longer distant.
 

As Polaris’s balance falters, witches move to claim the dragons’ eggs—and with them, the power to reshape the world.

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Perfect For Readers Who Love…
✨ Outsider Chosen One
✨ Power He Can’t Control
✨ Dark Portal Fantasy
✨ Enemies to Allies
✨ Military Academy
✨ Dual POV
✨ Legacy Rules
✨ Slow Burn Romance (no Spice)

🌟 Early Reviewer Praise

✨ “An absolute triumph of fantasy — vivid, emotional, and impossible to put down.”

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🔥 “Harry Potter meets The Hunger Games for adults — Polaris is a world you’ll want to live in.”

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💫 “Danica and Faber’s relationship is sheer perfection, adding heart to a breathtaking adventure.”

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🌙 “Trial by Starlight isn’t just a book; it’s an experience you’ll want to relive again and again.”

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Follow Faber and Danica's journey through dragons, celestial magic, and ancient mysteries with the audiobook edition of Trial by Starlight, professionally narrated for fantasy fans who love stories on the go.

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