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THE LIBRARY

EVERY VOLUME OF the Ninth Realm

The complete saga, in the order the chronicler herself would recommend — with a novella tucked quietly in the middle.

READING ORDER

BEGIN AT THE BEGINNING

I

BOOK ONE

The Gilded Throne

II

BOOK TWO

The Dragon & The Tower

NOVELLA

Ash & Vow
 

III

BOOK THREE

The Raven & The Crown

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BOOK FOUR

Forthcoming
 

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BOOK ONE

The Gilded Throne

A crown was never meant to be inherited. It was meant to be earned.

When the last heir of Vaelmara is found alive after eighteen years in exile, she returns to a kingdom that has forgotten how to hope — and a court that has learned how to survive without her. To reclaim the Gilded Throne, she must choose between the family she never knew and the world she quietly built for herself.

TROPES

Lost heir

Slow-burn romance

Enemies to allies

Court intrigue

THEMES

Legacy

Sacrifice

Sisterhood

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BOOK TWO

The Dragon & The Tower

Every prophecy was written by someone with something to lose.

The first dragon in three centuries is seen circling the Iron Tower. As the northern houses fracture, a scholar and a soldier must translate a forbidden ledger before the prophecy that made them kills them both.

TROPES

Ancient magic returns

Political fracture

Forced proximity

Chosen bonds

THEMES

Prophecy

Language as power

Loyalty

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BOOK THREE

The Raven & The Crown

The crown will fall. The realm will remember who caught it.

As the Ninth Realm splinters, an unlikely accord between rival houses becomes the only line holding the world together. The concluding volume of the Chronicles of Aurelia gathers every thread of the saga into one blade — and asks who is willing to swing it.

TROPES

High-stakes finale

Redemption arcs

Political marriage

Epic battles

THEMES

Mercy

What is worth keeping

Endings

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WORLD CONNECTIONS

THE THREADS between the tomes.

Every book stands alone. But those who read them in order will find kingdoms recurring, oaths returning, and characters who have quietly been in the room the whole time.

Shared Bloodlines

House Vaelmara casts a shadow across all three volumes.

The Iron Tower

First glimpsed in Book One. First entered in Book Two. First fallen in Book Three.

The First Fire

The bargain that started it all. Every book returns to it, from a different angle.

FREQUENTLY ASKED

QUESTIONS FROM THE READING ROOM

WHERE SHOULD I START?

The Gilded Throne. It opens the saga and sets the tone for the entire series.

CAN THE BOOKS BE READ AS STANDALONES?

Each has a full arc, but they were composed as a triptych — the emotional weight compounds.

WHAT IS THE CORRECT READING ORDER?

Book One → Book Two → Ash & Vow (novella) → Book Three.

WHEN IS THE NEXT BOOK COMING?

A fourth volume is being written now. Subscribers to the Archive hear about it first.

WHICH FORMATS ARE AVAILABLE?

Hardcover, paperback, eBook, and audiobook — including a special edition with foil-stamped covers.

CONTINUE INTO the Archive.

Bonus chapters and character dossiers wait beyond the last page.

AURELIA

E. Ashwell, Chronicler

​“Every kingdom keeps a book. Every book keeps a kingdom alive.”

© 2026 E. Ashwell — All realms reserved.

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