Kat Friend

The Vorterra Chronicles Legacy of the Royal Protectors

• Fantasy
• Adventure
• Young Adult

The era of the Royal Protectors is coming to an end, but the danger is only beginning. Two years after the world of Vorterra fused ancient essence with cutting-edge technology, a fragile peace holds the kingdoms together. Davina, Kili, Fenris, Elowen, Rivyn, and Nerissa—once the realm’s greatest warriors—now prepare to ascend their thrones as rulers. But a crown cannot be worn until a successor is found. As the Protectors journey across the globe to recruit a new generation of guardians, an ancient shadow stirs. Silas Pryce, a former guardian from a forgotten age, has awakened with a singular, devastating mission: to 'purify' Vorterra by dismantling the tech-essence grid. To Silas, the harmony of magic and machinery is a corruption that must be erased—even if it means the collapse of civilization. With their own powers fading against Silas’s primordial magic, the veteran Protectors must place their faith in their pupils. From the street-smart scouts to gifted mechanics, these unlikely heroes are the only ones who can bridge the gap between the old world and the new. In a race against time, the legacy of Vorterra hangs in the balance. Will the new guardians rise, or will the world fall back into the dark ages of the past?

The Vorterra Chronicles Return of the Royal Protectors

• Fantasy
• Adventure
• Young Adult

The peace of Vorterra was never meant to last. Two years after the fall of Morgoth, a lethal gray blight is spreading across the kingdoms, draining the vibrant elemental essence from the land. Princess Davina Everheart watches in horror as the oceans turn to stagnant lead and the ancient forests wither. The source is no mere curse, but the work of Soran the Artificer—a fanatic determined to 'liberate' the world by siphoning royal magic into cold, indifferent machinery. Reunited with the Royal Protectors, Davina embarks on a desperate quest to the Mountain of Whispers. But as they draw closer to the heart of the blight, their birthright powers begin to flicker and die. Forced to trade their spells for steel and their magic for mechanical strategy, the Protectors must navigate a world turning from myth to metal. With Lyra Blackstone’s unique shadow-blood as the final key to Soran’s machine, the stakes have never been higher. To save their home, the group must embrace the very technology designed to destroy them. Can they stop the Great Machine before the living soul of Vorterra is lost forever to a cold, industrial husk?

The Vorterra Chronicles: Royal Protectors

Book 1 of The Vorterra Chronicles

• Fantasy
• Young Adult
• Adventure

The Sunstone is fading, and an ancient shadow is rising to claim what remains. Princess Davina of Seastone knew the legends of Morgoth, the fallen god, but she never expected to face his return. When a corrupted raven delivers a cryptic warning, Davina must do the impossible: unite the fractured royal houses of Vorterra. From the ice-bound halls of Nordrak to the shimmering depths of Sirenthia, the Royal Protectors assemble—but their greatest enemy isn't the god in the shadows; it is the suspicion in their hearts. As the group treks through the treacherous Whispering Woods and across the shifting sands of the Desert of Whispers, they are plagued by illusions that turn friend against foe. When one of their own falls, the fragile alliance threatens to crumble. But the secrets of the lost city of Zerzura and the mystery of the primordial Weaver suggest that their world was built on a lie. With the fate of every kingdom hanging by a thread, the Protectors must journey to the Heart of Darkness to confront a power that transcends life and death. In a world of shifting towers and crystalline secrets, can six princes and princesses overcome their rivalries, or will Vorterra fall to the god who forged its nightmares?